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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a suspected fake lawyer, Adekola Adekeye, in Lagos on charges of impersonation and forgery, a statement by the commission said on Thursday. The anti-graft agency’s statement signed by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it recovered N152.09 billion and $386.22 million from various cases in 2021. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC Head, Media and Publicity, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday. He said the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted to an explosive tape suggesting Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami controls the agency. In the trending audio, Mohammed Idris, a lawyer and police officer attached to the EFCC, made serious…

In a leaked audio, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mohammed Idris, has revealed how the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, compromised cases of corruption in the country, DailyNigerian reports. Mr Malami had recommended the appointment…

Following compliance with its March 2021 directive to top bankers to submit their assets declaration, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is now set to verify their claims. More than 500 bank executives, including 120 Chief Executive Officers/Managing Directors and Executive…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has uncovered an additional $72, 870,000 million linked to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The sum was said to have been discovered in an account domiciled in Fidelity Bank Plc. Consequently, a former Managing…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested five members of a syndicate who specialise in counterfeiting foreign currencies, especially the dollar, for sale to unsuspecting members of the public. Acting on intelligence, the commission, in a joint operation with operatives of…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that a Northern Governor personally withdrew cash of N60 billion from his state treasury. The Chairman of EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed this in a story published on the agency’s magazine, EFCC Alert. Although Bawa…