The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on January 13, 2014 arraigned the trio of Vitalis Anopue, Chigbu Paul and Amalaha Augustine before Justice Onuoha A. k. Ogwe of the Abia State High Court sitting in Aba, on 15-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence. The accused persons were alleged to have obtained money from unsuspecting Nigerians under the pretext of soliciting for money for the defunct Anti-Corruption Revolution Campaign (ANCOR) programme of the EFCC. Count three of the charge reads, that “Vitalis Anopue and Chigbu Paul on or about the 12th day of September, 2012 within the…
Author: Kunle Edun
The Secretary to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Emmanuel Adegboyega Aremo has urged Nigerian youths to embrace positive values and shun all vices, especially corruption. He gave the advice Wednesday January 15, 2014 at the Commission’s headquarters, Abuja when he was presented with a distinguished role model award by members of the Akoko Youth Congress. Leader of the three-man AYC team, Comrade Aluko Rasheed said the honour for the EFCC scribe is in recognition of his selfless service and exemplary conduct. “Your good conduct and administrative style coupled with your numerous charitable works has fundamentally amazed our union. Your…
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde has cautioned public officers across the country against betrayal of trust reposed in them by the larger public. He gave the warning January 11, 2014 at a Retreat for Federal Permanent Secretaries in Lagos. According to him, public officers hold positions in trust for the people and betrayal of such trust “is the worst crime a public officer can commit against the people”. “Every public officer is charged with a specific duty, which feeds into the broader mandate of the public service. It is incumbent on…
Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Dije Abdu Aboki has convicted and sentenced one Bashir Ahmed Haruna to seven months imprisonment for criminal breach of trust and forgery. He is also to pay a fine of N200, 000.The convict and his accomplice, one Abdul Awwal Yahaya, were arraigned on November 18, 2013 for conspiring among themselves to obtain over N2, 000, 000 (Two Million Naira Only) from one Mohammed Awwal Ustaz by presenting themselves as agents of Future University in Cairo Egypt and offering to help secure admission for his children into the University. Upon arraignment, they pleaded…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Lamorde says property acquisitions in Abuja has become avenues for money laundering by unscrupulous persons. He said evidence of the trend is the number of palatial but unoccupied houses that dot the Abuja landscape. The EFCC boss who was speaking during a courtesy visit to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed in Abuja on Thursday, January 9, stated that the Commission had uncovered money laundering schemes in the FCT in which the perpetrators disguise the proceeds of crime by investing in properties. He explained that those…
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has called for an enhanced working relationship between the Commission and the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA in order to curb land scam and other fraudulent practices in the FCT. Lamorde made the appeal Thursday January 9, 2014 during a courtesy visit to the minister of the FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed. According to the EFCC chairman, there was need for closer collaboration between the EFCC and FCTA as some unscrupulous people were laundering proceeds of crime through land and property acquisitions in the FCT. He noted that such…
The EFCC is constrained to clarify that, contrary to the sponsored, misguided reports in the media the Commission is NOT after the former Head of Service, Mr. Steve Oronsaye over his perceived support for the Financial Intelligence Agency bill, currently before the National Assembly.Let it be made manifestly clear that the EFCC is a responsible and responsive law enforcement agency and has no scores whatsoever to settle with Mr. Oronsaye or any other person for that matter. The Commission wishes to state that it is not the place of interested parties outside the EFCC to determine whether or when an…
Two alleged fraudsters being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly being in possession of fake United States Dollar bills have been convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment by Justice E. S. Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Ali Saidu and Naru Sani were convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment on each of five count charge of criminal conspiracy, unlawful possession of counterfeit US Dollars and forgery preferred against them by the anti- graft agency The said offences are in contravention of section 10 (6) of the (Miscellaneous Offence Decree No.20 of 1984) as…
Justice U. N Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt has dismissed the motion filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC by a former Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Blessing Ukiri challenging the competence and authority of the EFCC to investigate and prosecute him. The court ruled that the accused has a case to answer and that the Commission should proceed to trial. Ukiri was arraigned by the Commission on the 15th October, 2012 on a 3-count charge bordering on money laundering.One of the charge reads, “that you Ukiri Emonena Blessing, (m), on or about…
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted one Suleiman Abdul for illegal dealing in Petroleum product. Justice U.N Agomoh convicted the accused and sentenced him to two years imprisonment on each of the two-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The court also ordered that the truck with registration number XA 179 MWA containing thirty three thousand (33,000) litres of petroleum product be forfeited to the Federal Government Suleiman was arrested on January 16, 2007 by the Anti-Vandalization Squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, River State Command and subsequently…