The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has expressed his readiness to upgrade the facilities at the Commission’s Academy to make it a training centre for investigators of anti-graft agencies in the West Africa sub-region in furtherance of efforts to effectively curb economic and financial crimes in the region. Lamorde gave the assurance on Monday, March 9, 2015 when he played host to Mr. Issoufou Boureima, President, High Authority for the Fight Against Corruption and Similar Crimes, HALCIA, Republic of Niger who was at the Commission in furtherance of the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, signed by both…
Author: Kunle Edun
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested two suspected fraudsters for allegedly stealing the sum of $2,250,000 (Two Million, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) from two bankers. The suspects: Uwem Antia and Alhaji Yerima Suleman allegedly approached the bankers: Gladys Aginwa and Ale Dennis in February, 2015, offering to sell foreign exchange to the tune of $10,000,000 USD to them. After agreeing on the exchange rate, a sum of N672, 750,000 (Six Hundred and Seventy Two Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only) was transferred from BlueBeam Capital Investment Limited and Capital Field Investment…
Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Jalingo, Taraba State has fixed April 20 to 24, 2015 for continuation of hearing in the on going trial of a former accountant general of Taraba State, Joel Joseph, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence. The accused person, who was arraigned on an 8-count charge in July 2014, allegedly abused his office and stole funds amounting to N1.5billion. He however pleaded not guilty and was granted bail by court.At the resumed hearing of the case on March 5,…
A witness in the ongoing trial of former governor of Kogi state, Prince Abubakar Audu, Uchenna Agagara on Friday, March 6, 2015, told Justice Adegbola O. Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja, that several millions of naira totalling about N926m were lodged into Diamond bank account of Bulkom Nigeria Ltd, between May 29, 2001 and July 23, 2003 when Audu held sway as the governor of the State. The prosecuting counsel tendered a statement of account from Diamond Bank showing the transactions of the lodgements which was admitted in evidence by the court and marked…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on February 27, 2015 secured the conviction of one Anthony Ikechukwu Nwoga, for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence. Nwoga who was first arraigned before Justice F. A. Olubanjo of Federal High Court Umuahia, Abia State on February 23, 2013, was found guilty of the two count charge preferred against him and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. He was however given an option of N500,000 (five hundred thousand naira) fine. In addition, he is to refund the sum of N365,000 (three hundred and sixty five thousand naira) to the complainant. Media &…
Pioneer Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Emmanuel Akomaye, has said that the war on corruption is one that should not be left only in the hands of anti-graft agencies, if it must be won.Akomaye, who made the assertion at a two-day anti-corruption risk assessment training workshop for government institutions, held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, March 4-5, 2015, reiterated the fact that while the agencies have the primary task of fighting corruption, they need the cooperation and collaboration of members of the society. “The political will and commitment of government and the leaders, to fight…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a suspected fraudster, Obiechina Chikeluba for allegedly swindling Kieran Oakes, a UK citizen, the sum of £54,000 (equivalent of N20m) in love scam.Chikeluba, a 21-year-old student of Federal Science and Technical College Yaba, Lagos, met the victim on Facebook sometime in 2013. The suspect, using the assumed profile of an American, Lisa Jackson, entered into a relationship with Oakes, with the pair agreeing to get married. In the course of their relationship, ‘Jackson’ at various times collected money to the tune of £54,000 from Oakes, to enable him travel to the…
A former governor of Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu, who is being prosecuted at a Federal Capital Territory High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for his alleged involvement in a contract scam to the tune of eleven billion naira, today threw decorum to the dogs when he ordered his security aide (a police officer) to assault an operative of the EFCC, Haruna Ashade, for daring to take his photograph in court. Ashade, a member of the EFCC team assigned to cover the proceedings, was carrying out his lawful duties when Audu’s aide descended on him. The sudden…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned twenty-three suspected illegal oil bunkers, before Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on a 3-count charge bordering on conspiracy, illegal dealing and storage of petroleum products.The suspects : Ala Atubokiki Ibanibo, Wole Ajayi, Adesunloye Alexander, Fani Kayode, Captain Daniel Lebile, Micheal Mgbanwa, Segun Ekundemi, Johnson Mashebinu, Ndidi Benjamin, Bright Nwaezuoke, Blessing Omoviye, Kayode Biboye Ireti, Chuks Isiwepkweni, Friday Nchikpa, Peter Bayo, Ubom Amos , Zuopamo Embiowei, Olabamerun Owolemi, Adams Husseini, Ebisingha Timmy, Godwin Oputeh, Ebimie Norwigeh (Still at large) and Olabamerin Damilola Smart ( at large),…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC again proved its mettle as repository of some of the best talents in law enforcement in Nigeria as its officer, Austine S. M. Adache clinched the top diadem as best student from other departments/agencies in the just concluded Defence Intelligence Officers Course (DIOC) 13/2014 at the Defence Intelligence College, Karu-Abuja.Adache, a member of Course 1 Cadet Officer Programme, distinguished himself in academic and general conduct among the participants from other agencies that attended the course. Citation from the college indicates that the honour is bequeathed on a course participant who exhibit exceptional brilliance,…