Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday June 17, 2025 arrested a former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr. Moses Thomas Sule and 14 other members for alleged money laundering. The 14 members are: Gwottson Fom, Sani Abubakar, Jwe Philip Gwom, Thomas Dantong, Happiness Mathew Akawu, Cornelius Dotyok and Agbalak Ibrahim. Other members are: Danjuma Azi, Fwangje Bala Ndat, Salome Tanimu Wanglet, Namba Rimuyat, Nimchak Rims, Ishaku Maren and Paul Datugun. The former legislators were arrested following claims by some concerned citizens of the state against them for…
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Justice R.M.Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna, Kaduna State has convicted and sentenced one Stephen Adeoti to jail for fraud. He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge, bordering on impersonation and cybercrime. The charge reads: “That you, Stephen Adeoti (a.k.a Anonymous Collective) (M) between January to April, 2025 in Bida, Niger State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently impersonated one Anonymous Collective, on Facebook (an online social media application) with the intent to gain advantage for yourself and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2) (b) (i) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention,…
The Port Harcourt’s Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 arraigned Ugochukwu Joseph Nwaemere, the Executive Director of Pennhydro-Pell Oil and Gas Limited before Justice E.A Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for alleged conspiracy, forgery and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of N750,000 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Million Naira). He was arraigned on a 10-count charge. One of the charges reads: That you, Ugochukwu Joseph Nwaemere being the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Pennhydro-Pell Oil & Gas Limited and Osaogba Christian Izuchukwu (now at large),…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, June 16, 2025, arraigned two companies, FARM360 Limited and MCBHADMOS Trans- Atlantic before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi , Lagos. The companies were arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on operating collective investment schemes without a licence either by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, or the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC. It was alleged that both firms, between 2021 and 2022, collected the sum of N80,000,000.00 ( Eighty Million Naira) from several investors, but defaulted…
Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, Kano State has convicted and sentenced 12 people to jail for multiple fraud. The convicts are: Michael Yakubu, Udo Promise Jonah, Promise Isah Ibrahim, Samuel Odeh, Abdulsamad Muhammad, Agboeze Chibueke Ernest, Ochuba Chigozie, Abu David Eleojo, David Aaron, Chidi Destiny Chidiebere, Collins Noel, and Ola Ajibola. They were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on separate one-count charge, bordering on cybercrime, impersonation, retention of proceeds of crime and money laundering. The charge against Yakubu reads: “That you Michael Yakubu (a.k.a Beksolk_official), sometimes in April, 2025 at Nasarawa State, within the jurisdiction of this…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, re-arraigned the Bauchi State’s Accountant General, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja before Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Jaja was arraigned alongside a bureau de change operator, Aliyu Abubakar whose trading name is Jasfad Resources Enterprise. Other defendants at large are: Abubakar Muhammed Hafiz, Ari manga and Muhammed Aminu Bose. They are facing prosecution on a five-count amended charge bordering on money laundering, stealing and conversion of public funds to the tune of N1,488,425,629.000 (One Billion, Four Hundred and Eighty-eight Million, Four Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand, Six Hundred and Twenty-nine Naira only). Count two of the charge reads: “That you Aliyu Abubakar (trading…
The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned the director of Glossalalia Nigeria Ltd and Pelenged Nigeria Ltd, Precious Williams before Justice S. I . Mark of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Williams is being prosecuted on a 14-count charge, bordering on conspiracy, advance fee fraud, obtaining money under false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N13.8 billion. One of the charges reads: “That you, Precious Williams of Glossolalia Nigeria Limited; Pelegend Nigeria Limited, Phenom 413 Events Limited (company representative at large) and Doxasterz Oil and Gas Limited, sometime between the 24th day of August, 2019 and 15th day of February, 2020,…
Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday, June 16, 2025 convicted and sentenced one Glory Okwor Ebube and Harrison Uzorchukwu Emmanuel to jail for fraud. They were prosecuted by the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on separate charges, bordering on impersonation, advance fee fraud and obtaining money under false pretence. The charge against Ebube reads: “That you, Okwor Glory Ebube sometime in February, 2024, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of $2000 (Two Thousand United States Dollars) from your victims, through your Telegram account with the identity of Kim…
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, June 16, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Solomon Stephen Ufayo, a staff of Ecobank Plc, to one-year imprisonment for cybercrime. The convict was arraigned on Friday, May 16, 2025 by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one -count charge bordering on cybercrime to the tune of N2,404,000(Two Million Four Hundred and Four Thousand Naira). The charge reads: “That you, Solomon Stephen Ufayo, between the 10th to the 28th day of March, 2025, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of…
The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Babangida in the trial of the former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye, on Monday, June 16, 2025, told Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Federal Executive Council, FEC, did not grant any contract approval to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited, the company that lifted the Mambila Power Project contract. According to the witness, “The former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who presided over the FEC meeting of 23 May, 2003, wrote to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on 27 November, 2023 where he provided details of what happened at the…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on University undergraduates across the country to embrace the roles of change agents and become heroes of the anti-corruption fight. He gave the charge recently in Abuja when students of New Gate University, Minna, Niger state, visited the EFCC Headquarters on an excursion. The EFCC boss who spoke through Head, Media & Publicity and Spokesperson of the EFCC, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Dele Oyewale, stated that students should rise up and take up roles of builders and architects of new designs. He…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 16, 2025, arraigned a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on an eight-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, conspiracy, forgery, and unlawful possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime to the tune of ₦7,831,002,396 (Seven Billion, Eight Hundred and Thirty-One Million, Two Thousand, Three Hundred and Ninety-Six Naira). Emefiele is facing trial for allegedly using his privileged position to unlawfully acquire properties and control large sums…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, June 13, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of four Filipinos and seven Nigerians for cyberterrorism and internet fraud before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The Filipino convicts are: Reyna Mae Eriba, Chyna Samonte, Zara Fabian and Dominique Medina, while the Nigerians are: Chidera Ezechukwu, Favour Oluchukwu, Egwenum Ifeanyi, David Okezie, Gbenga Shittu Solomon, Ibraheem Olamilekan and Oghomienor Jotham. They were prosecuted on separate charges bordering on cyberterrorism and internet fraud. Samonte charges reads: “That you, Chynna Samonte, sometime in December 2024, in Lagos,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday, June 13, 2025 arraigned the duo of Halima Buba and Innocent Mbagwu before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja for alleged fraud. The defendants, who are Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd and Executive Director/Chief Compliance Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd, respectively are being prosecuted on a six-count charge, bordering on money laundering to the tune of $12 million (Twelve Million Dollars). Count two of the charge reads: “That you, HALIMA BUBA, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer SunTrust Bank Ltd, and INNOCENT MBAGWU being the Executive Director /Chief Compliance Officer SunTrust Bank Ltd on the 10th day…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 arraigned Jesam Michael and his company Afriq Arbiq Arbitrage System Limited before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for alleged investment scam. They were arraigned on a seven- count charge bordering on obtaining under false pretence, operating without a licence and fraud. Count one of the charge reads; that you JESAM MICHEAL UBI and AFRIQ ARBIQ ARBITRAGE SYSTEM LIMITED between September 2022 and June, 2023 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court whilst not being a bank or person authorized to…
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of nine internet fraudsters before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State on offences bordering on cybercrimes. The convicts are; Daniel Okochukwu Okoh, Onwe Chidera Solomon, Hyacinth Chinedu Ani, Malachy Makuochi Adonu, Udeh Collins Chidimma, Ukoro Victor Somto, Ezekiel Valentine Chidubem, Ugwuanyi Kingsley Chinwetalu and Obi Ezeanyim Eric Ifesinachi. While Chidimma and Adonu were prosecuted on two-count separate charges, the remaining convicts were prosecuted on one-count separate charges, all bordering on identity theft and fraudulent…
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters in the state. They were arrested in Mahuta and Barnawa areas of the state capital following credible information that linked them to fraudulent internet activities. Items recovered from them include a black-coloured Mercedes Benz C300, 14 mobile phones, two laptop computers, an iPad, two mifi, one JBL speaker and one zealot speaker. They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. Media & Publicity June 11, 2025 Credit: EFCC Nigeria
Justice Josephine Oyefeso of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ajah, Lagos, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Chukwudi Okonkwo Goodness to 74 years imprisonment for stealing and issuance of dud cheques. He was arraigned on June 6, 2016 on a 33-count charge bordering on stealing and issuance of dud cheques to the tune of N360,000,000.00 (Three Hundred and Sixty Million Naira) by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. One of the charges reads: “That you, Chukwudi Okonkwo Goodness, sometime between the months of June and July, 2015 at…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Samson Davies alongside his firm, Signature Advisory Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on a one-count charge bordering on stealing the sum of N190,791,494 (One Hundred and Ninety Million, Seven Hundred and Ninety-One Thousand, Four Hundred and Ninety-Four Naira). The charge reads: “That you, Samson Davies and Signature Advisory Limited, sometime between October 2022 and October 2023, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly converted to your own use the aggregate sum of…
Justice D. E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has convicted and sentenced nine Chinese to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud.The convicts are: LI Dong, Deng Wei Qiang, Huang Bo, Xiong Zhen, Lai Rui Feng , Zhao Xiao Hui, Lui Hai Rong, Lui Gang and Du Ji Feng. They are among the syndicate of 792 alleged cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud suspects arrested on December 19, 2024 in Lagos during a sting operation tagged “Eagle Flush Operation” conducted by EFCC operatives. They were subsequently arraigned on one –count separate charges of cyber- terrorism and…