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Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced one Uzondu Chimaobi to four years imprisonment for refusing to accept the naira as legal tender. Chimaobi was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has launched an investigation, in collaboration with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) and other international partners, into the alleged fraud perpetrated by a digital investment platform, CryptoBank Exchange (CBEX). CBEX, which crashed on…

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentence of seven internet fraudsters before Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna. According to a statement by the spokesman of the EFCC,…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested one Olawole Sunday, a suspected internet fraudster, accused of purchasing bank account details from individuals to perpetrate financial crimes. A statement on Monday by the EFCC’s head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Jaja, before Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, for an alleged fraud. In a statement on Monday night, EFCC’s Head of Media…

The former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and three others have been re-arraigned before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja over an alleged N33.2 billion fraud brought against them by the Economic and…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Okorie Sunday who was arrested on March 19, 2025, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, with $578,000 in cash. The defendant was arraigned before Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rearrested Friday Audu, the suspected Nigerian mastermind behind the activities of 193 foreigners and several others arrested in Dec. 2024 in one fell swoop for offences bordering on Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud and Romance Scam. In…

Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja, has rejected the additional proof of evidence brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in the…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Sirajo Jaja, the Accountant General of Bauchi State for alleged N70 billion fraud. He was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 alongside Aliyu Abubakar of Jasfad Resources Enterprise, an unlicensed…