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CSOs Charged on Adherence to Regulations

By Oluwatoyin Adegoke Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, have been charged to adhere to regulations guiding their operations and protect themselves from being used as conduits for crimes, especially money laundering and terrorism financing.  Some Executives of Regulatory Agencies gave the charge while addressing a gathering of Civil Society Organizations in Ogun State Continue Reading
Education

OAU VC Appeals to Victims of EFCC Raid

By Adenitan Akinola The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof. Simeon Bamire, has appealed to students of the institution who were victims of the raid on some off-campus hostels along Ife/Ibadan Road by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to put the experience behind them and move on.  […]Continue Reading
Crime

EFCC Detains Emefiele after Release by DSS

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is currently being detained in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Emefiele, who is currently being interrogated at the National Headquarters of the anti-graft agency, Jabi, Abuja, was picked up by EFCC operatives Thursday night, less than an hour after he regained […]Continue Reading
Judiciary

DSS Detention : Bawa Heads to Court

The embattled former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has sued the Department of State Services, DSS, for his continued detention without trial since June 14, 2023. In the suit filed at the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court for the Enforcement of Fundamental Rights, brought by one Barrister […]Continue Reading
Crime

EFCC Arraigns Man for Over N200M Fraud

By Oluwakayode Banjo The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 arraigned one Emmanuel Ajibola Obakin before Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan on a four count charge bordering on alleged stealing of N251, 685, 000 (Two Hundred and Fifty One […]Continue Reading
Crime

Administrative Bail is Free – EFCC 

By Oluwakayode Banjo Securing administrative bail of suspects in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, custody is free.  The Acting Commander of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Commission, ACE I Halima Mustafa Rufa’u stated this on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, when she received in her office, Executive Committee members of the Ibadan Branch […]Continue Reading
Security

EFCC Paleys Media on Fighting Crimes

By Oluwakayode Banjo        The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has appealed to the media to support its efforts at tackling money laundering, cybercrime and other internet-related crimes in the country. The Acting Chairman of the commission, Mr Abdulkarim Chukkol made the appeal at a workshop on the Effective Reporting of Economic and Financial Crimes, Continue Reading
Crime

DSS Quizzes Ex- EFCC Chair, Bawa        

The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, is being interrogated by operatives of the Department of State Services over his activities in the anti-graft agency. The Spokesman for the DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, confirmed the invitation and arrival of Bawa at the secret police for the probe in a […]Continue Reading
Politics

Chukkol Replaces Bawa as EFCC Chairman

Following Tuesday, June 14, 2023, suspension of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, as Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by the Federal Government, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol has stepped in as Acting Chairman of the Commission. Until this new role, he was the Director of Operations of the Commission. A pioneer staff of the Commission […]Continue Reading
Crime

EFCC Secures Conviction of 37 Fraudsters

By Oluwakayode Banjo The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of thirty-seven (37) internet fraudsters to various terms of imprisonment, fines, and community service. This is contained in a statement signed by the commission’s Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren  The Continue Reading