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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday May 17, 2012 took possession of a suspected illegal oil bunkering vessel from the Nigerian Navy. The vessel, MT Takorodi, bearing one million litres of suspected Automotive Gas Oil, and 11 crew members were handed over to the Commission at a brief ceremony at NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos by the Commanding Officer, Navy Commodore, M. J. O. Njoku. The vessel and its cargo, together with the crew were received on behalf of the EFCC by the head, General Investigation and Counter Terrorism section of the Commission’s Lagos zonal office, Mr. Aminu Aliyu.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a 42 year-old Congolese , Seleto Papy before a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on a five-count charge bordering on unlawful possession of fake foreign currency totalling Thirty Eight Thousand Four Hundred American Dollars ($38,400).
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The Registrar and Chief Executive, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. ’Dibu Ojerinde, on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to offer his Board assistance in curbing myriad of malpractices plaguing the conduct of public examination in Nigeria.
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The trial of the former director general of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Temisan Omatseye continued on Tuesday May 15, 2012 at the Federal High Court Lagos with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission calling two witnesses.
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Lamorde Decries Fraud In Land Acquisition in FCT
Unveiling the report of the systems study and review of lands administration in the Federal Capital Territory.
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde on May 15th , 2012, decried fraudulent dealings in land acquisition in the Federal Capital Territory , FCT. “For some of us in the law enforcement regime in this country, if there are areas that have become interesting to visit and where fraud is being perpetuated, it is land administration in the FCT. It is in the FCT that people brandish supposed originals of Certificate of Occupancy of plots of land and other people still come and contest it with the original Certificate”.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Eronini Iwunze before Justice G.U Umar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Umuahia, on a two count charge of obtaining money under false pretence and illegal operation of a financial institution. The accused person is the Managing Director of BRC Sure Access Limited, located at 136 Tenant Road (3rd Floor) Aba , Abia State .
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The Open Society Initiative for West Africa, OSIWA, on Monday, May 14th ,2012, expressed its willingness to collaborate with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in its war against financial and economic crimes and other acts of corrupt practices.
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In line with his promise to reposition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde on Friday, March 9, 2012, announced the creation of three directorates. They are Directorate of Planning, Policy and Statistics; Directorate of Media and Public Affairs and the Internal Affairs Department.
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EFCC ARRAIGNS TWO BANK MANAGERS, FIVE OTHERS OVER N25M FRAUD
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(From Left) Augustine Odinawor, Reuben Omotayo, Abdulmalik Isa Teina, Napoleon Obaje Adofu, and Patrick Onyekachi Okonye
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday May 10th , 2012, arraigned three bank staff, two civil servants and two companies before Justice Patrick Afen of the FCT High Court, Abuja on a three count charge of fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, forgery of public sector accounts and obtaining under false pretence to the tune of N25.4 Million.
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RELIGION, A POTENT TOOL FOR FIGHTING CORRUPTION- VC
Ibrahim Lamorde, Executive Chairman, EFCC receiving the inter-faith training manuals from Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Chairman, Inter-Faith AAC at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja.
Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin and Chairman of the Inter-faith Anti-Corruption Advisory Committee, Professor Ishaq Oloyede on Wednesday 9th May, 2012, said religion can be used as a potent tool for fighting corruption through constant teaching and preaching. He said this at the Corporate Headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC while presenting the final draft of Inter-faith Manual and Teaching Aids to the EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde.
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Lamorde Warns Civil Servants on Corruption
PUBLIC SERVICE CONDUCT ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION ASSIGNMENT AT AI
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, has charged public servants to eschew all forms of corruption and economic crime as the Commission beams its searchlight on the public service with a view to checking all forms of corrupt practices. Lamorde stated this today at the 4th national retreat on Ethics and Transparency for civil servants at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja. “EFCC is using the forum provided by this retreat to serve notice to all public servants, at all levels of government that we will come after you if you compromise your positions and engage in fraudulent or corrupt practices,” he warned.
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EFCC Arraigns 79 year-old for Fraud
KING CLEMENT JOHN ADIAMIKO UWEMEDINO AND PRINCE AJAMU SUNDAY ADE
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 dragged a 79-year-old Clement John Adiamiko Uwemedimo aka ‘Professor’ and his co-accomplice, Prince Ajamu Sunday Adedayo before Justice Habeeb Abiru of Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. They were arraigned alongside their company, Command Clem Nigeria limited, on a 32 count charge for offences bordering on obtaining money under false pretences. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the offence when the charges were read to them.
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Justice Adamu Bello of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday May 9, 2012, granted a N50 Million bail with one surety in like sum, to Dr. Sani Teidi Shuaibu who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC for fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and concealing the illicit origin of stolen Pension Funds to the tune of N439 Million.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 8th , 2012, accused a former governor of Gombe state, Danjuma Goje and four others standing trial on an 18 count charge bordering on conspiracy and money laundering amounting to N25billion belonging, of deliberately delaying their trial at the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe state. The other four accused persons are Aliyu El- Nafaty, Sambo Tumu, S.M. Dakoro and S.M. Dakoro Gombe (a company). They were first arraigned on Monday, October 17th, 2011.
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja presided over by Justice Adamu Bello on Monday May 7th , 2012 remanded Sani Teidi Shuaibu in Kuje prison over a Four Hundred and thirty nine million (N439 million) pension fraud. He was arraigned over charges of fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and concealing the illicit origin of stolen pension funds by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Four others arraigned together with him were business concerns with which Shuaibu laundered the money. They are: Badawulu Ventures Limited, Ebunu Attah Investment, Muha Millennium Motors Limited and Riba-ile Petroleum Limited.
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The trial of former governor of Ogun State , Otunba Gbenga Daniel began today before Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta .
Daniel was dragged before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over his alleged involvement in criminal diversion of funds belonging to the Ogun State government and conversion of land belonging to the state for private use. ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 7th, 2012, arraigned a Wonder Bank operator, Mr. Moses Samanja Audu, before Justice Mohammed Shuaibu of the Federal High court, Kaduna , on a one count charge bordering on fraudulent operation without license and obtaining under false presence. Mr. Audu, charged alongside his company, Miriam Moses Ventures Limited, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Consequently, the defence counsel, Usman Ndaliman Ahmed, informed the court that he had earlier submitted an application for bail before it, which Justice Shuaibu quickly refuted saying there is no such application before him.
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The Supreme Court yesterday, May 3, 2012, dismissed the appeal filed by former aviation minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode challenging the admissibility of computer generated statement of accounts under the old Evidence Act.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a 48-year old businessman Yinusa Adebisi, owner of Taiken Filling Station, before an Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan on a 6-count charge bordering on obtaining goods under false pretence.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two internet fraudsters, Olubode Olukotun and Olamide Adekeye on a 22-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence, to the tune of One Hundred and Forty Nine Thousand Dollars ($149,000) before Justice Akinteye, of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan.
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Oil and Gas Sector Critical In Anti-Graft War - Lamorde
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Ibrahim Lamorde, Executive Chairman, EFCC presenting a souvenir of the EFCC to the MD/CEO of Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), Mr Babs Omotowa flanked by Alh. Bashir Koko, Deputy M.D, NLNG and Mr Uwem Mathew, Head of Protocol, EFCC at the background during a courtesy visit by a delegation of members of the NLNG’s Manag’t team to the EFCC recently.
The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde has described the oil and gas industry as critical to the nation’s fight against economic and financial crimes.
Lamorde said this while receiving the management of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, which paid him a courtesy visit on Monday April 30, 2012, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday April 27, 2012 secured a landmark victory in its suit against former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, when the panel of three justices led by Justice Ejembi Eko, struck out the appeal by the former governor and his company Slok Nigeria.
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Olaniyi Jones Makinde Faces Extradition Justice James Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Lagos will on May 30, 2012 hear the extradition request filed by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation against 26-year old Olaniyi Jones Makinde who is wanted in the United States of America for alleged criminal offences bordering on wire fraud.
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EFCC Docks Banker, Six others for N42.5 million Fraud
Ex-UBAstaff, Umeh Ndidiamaka, and six others arraigned at the lagos high court, Igbosere EFCC.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday April 23, 2012 arraigned seven persons before Justice Candide Johnson of the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere Division, for stealing and conspiracy to commit fraud. Those arraigned were Umeh Ndidiamaka, a former staff of United Bank for Africa ; Emeka Onoh, a former security officer with the bank and three others: Augustine Afagimoh, Samuel Mebele and Obialla Donatus, who are said to be associates of Ndidiamaka. The others are Delight-In International Limited and Water Innovation Nigeria Enterprises, companies owned by the accused persons.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the quartet of Felix Nwosu, Sadau Isa, Aliyu Hamza Hassan and Usman Nuhu on a four count charge of conspiracy, illegal dealing and refining of petroleum products, before Justice E. S. Chukwu of the Federal High Court Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has observed with concern, reports in sections of the media alleging that the Senate had directed the Nigeria Police to probe its former Chairman, Mrs Farida Waziri and the incumbent, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde for perceived wrongdoing in the Pension probe.
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A three day regional workshop on cyber crime convened by the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC, and the Australian Federal Police, AFP, ended in Abuja on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, with a call on the Economic Community of West-African States, ECOWAS, to establish a convention on cyber crime to fashion a common law among member states in order to promote cooperation among them in the fight against cyber crimes.
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EFCC and Australian Police signed MoU
The Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, signing the MoU, (centre) and from (left to right) the Australian Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Ian McConville, Superintendent Richard Stanford, Liaison officer of the Australian Federal Police based in Pretoria, South Africa and the Commission Secretary, Emmanuel Akomaye
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Australian Federal Police, AFP on Thursday, April 19, 2012 signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance law enforcement partnership between Nigeria and Australia.
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One of the principal witnesses in the case instituted against Engr.Samuel Ibi Gekpe and six other senior officials of Rural Electrification Agency, REA by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Ahmed, an Assistant Superintendent of Police attached to the Commission, has revealed how politicians hijacked the list of contractors originally pre-qualified by the public procurement committee of the agency and substituted it with their companies.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC received with happiness news of the conviction of former governor of Delta State, Mr. James Ibori who was this morning sentenced to a 13 year jail term by a Southwark Crown Court in London.
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Justice Olarenwaju Mabekoje of Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta has adjourned to May 7, 2012 for hearing in the case brought against former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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288 Jailed for Internet Fraud–EFCC
Mohammed Bello Adoke, AGF , Minister of Justice, Joanna Hewitt, A.O. Special envoy of Australian P.M to West Africa with the Executive Chairman, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde at the “Regional engagement meeting on transnational fraud for West African Law Enforcement Agencies holding at the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja.
The EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde has revealed that the Commission has convicted more than 288 persons over sundry Internet crimes. He also disclosed that four fugitives were extradited to the United States and another 234 cases are still being prosecuted in courts across the country.
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Trial of the six persons arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for their role in defrauding the Police Pension Office to the tune of N32.8 Billion naira (Thirty Two billion, Eight Hundred million naira) will commence before Justice Mohammed Talba of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory , Gudu, Abuja , on May 28, 2012.
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N109m Scam: Three Civil Service Commission Staff Docked
MOHAMMED TUKUR, BABATUNDE ABISUGA & MOHAMMED NDAKUPE.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on April 3, 2012, arraigned three staff of the Federal Civil Service Commission before Justice Maryann Anennih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court on a 12 count charge bordering on fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, forgery and fraudulent conversion of funds of the Commission to the tune of over N109 million.
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has sentenced an undergraduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University , Ago-Iwoye, Mr. Olasaidi Dare, to five years imprisonment over an attempt to obtain money under false pretences in a cyber café belonging to a former member of the National Assembly, Senator Olabode Ola in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Nasiru Yahaya Gusau before Justice M.B Abubakar of Kano State High Court for criminal diversion of Sixty Four Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (N64,800,000) belonging to one Alhaji Musa Baba to personal use. Gusau’s arraignment followed a complaint by Alhaji Mustapha Askin Funtua to the Commission that he gave the accused person money to supply him fertilizer but he neither supplied the commodity nor refunded him hence his complaint to the EFCC to compel the accused to execute the contract or return his money. Funtua had told the court that the money held by the accused person belonged to Musa Baba and that he was the link in the supply chain having introduced the accused person as fertiliser merchant. He further averred that Gusau had promised to supply the fertilisers within one week of receipt of payment. He told the court that they transferred the said fund into his account with Zenith Bank Plc.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday March 29, 2012 arraigned one Architect Nwanne Okengwu Emeh of Dunnel World Wide Limited before the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja for allegedly obtaining various sums of money amounting to Forty Five Million, Thirty Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety Four naira (45,033,894.00) from one Architect Uche Kennedy of Natuhab Consultants Limited.
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A former banker with First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB), Olajide Ogundipe, was on February 15th, 2012 sentenced to six months imprisonment by a Federal High court presided by Justice Alaba Ajileye in Lokoja, Kogi State ,over a N12.3 million automated teller machine, ATM, fraud.
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N32.8 Bn Police Pension Scam: EFCC Arraigns Six---As Court Remand Suspects in Prison
the Police pension scam suspects arraigned at the FCT High Court, Gudu, Abuja today, 29th March, 2012. 1. Esai Dangabar 2. Atiku Abubakar Kigo, 3. Ahmed Inuwa Wada 4. John Yakubu Yusufu 5. Mrs Veronica Ulonma Onyegbula 6. Sani Habila Zira.
Justice Mohammed Talba of High Court of the Federal Capital Territory , sitting in Gudu, Abuja , on March 29, 2012, sent six suspects who were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly defrauding police pensioners to the tune of N32.8 Billion naira (Thirty Two billion, Eight Hundred Million Naira) to prison custody. The six suspects who were arraigned on a 16 criminal charges bordering on conspiracy and criminal breach of trust were: Esai Dangabar, Atiku Abubakar Kigo, Ahmed Inuwa Wada, John Yakubu Yusufu, Mrs. Veronica Ulonma Onyegbula and Sani Habila Zira. Kigo was the director of the Police Pension Office, before he was made Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Niger Delta.
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Mr. Abdulrahman Mohammed, an Accountant with the Rural Electrification Board, Jalingo, Taraba state, who is a key witness in the prosecution of the former governor of Taraba state, Rev Jolly Nyame, on Wednesday March 28, 2012, told Justice Adebunkola Banjoko of Abuja High Court how 20 Zenith Bank PLC, cheques valued over N282 million (Two Hundred and Eighty Two million Naira) were issued and the money withdrawn and given to the ex-governor in Abuja.
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N4.56B PENSION SCAM: EFCC SEIZES SHUAIBU’S PROPERTIES
8 bedroom twin duplex, located at No 1 Shuaibu close, Idah, kogi state.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has seized six properties belonging to Dr. Sani Teidi Shuaibu, a former Director, Pension Administration in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, standing trial over a N4.56 billion Pension scam. The interim forfeiture is sequel to an order of Justice Adamu Bello of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja made on July 11, 2011. The Court granted the order “restraining all persons including persons hereinafter referred to as RECEIVERS in the Schedules hereto attached, by themselves directly or through another, (whether natural or otherwise )including , but not limited to all parties listed in all the schedules hereto attached, whether or not named in Charge No FHC/ABJ/ CR28/2011, that is to say and such other persons yet to be identified, from removing, Alienating, Disposing of, Dealing with or Diminishing the value of, assets or properties being suspected proceeds of crimes or otherwise, held or owned by or in the names of persons suspected of the alleged Financial Crimes in Charge no. FHC/ABJ/CR/28/2011.
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A Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe state, on March 20th 2012, ruled that a former governor of Gombe state, Alhaji Danjuma Goje and four others who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over offences bordering on conspiracy and money laundering, have a case to answer.
Besides, the court also ruled that the EFCC have powers to prosecute the accused persons based on the Act setting it up.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012, indicated its readiness to partner with the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, to engage school children across the country in its crusade against corrupt practices. Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, while receiving the UBEC representative at the corporate headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja, said the initiative involved supporting selected schools with the sum of N1,000,000.00 (One million naira) each to execute self- help projects that would impact considerably in their various environments.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday March 13, 2012 arraigned two former managers of United Bank for Africa Plc before a High Court of Delta State sitting in Warri.
The two accused persons, Aigbe Akhidenor and Onajite Enaworu were arraigned before Justice Clara Achilefu on a 71 count charge of conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence, stealing and conspiracy to steal contrary to Section 516 of the Criminal Code cap 21, Vol. 1. Laws of Delta State, 2006.The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges. ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former chairman, Bassa Local Government Area, Kogi state, Hon. Musa Gwatana and three others on a four count charge of criminal breach of trust and fraud to the tune of N162 million.
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An Adamawa state High Court sitting in Yola, has sentenced a former Secretary of the Nigerian Union of Teachers in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa state, Mr. Japhet Dadiye to two years in prison over N3.8million scam. Dadiye was sentenced by Justice Audu Lagre for defrauding a new generation bank to the tune of N3, 848,678 (three million, eight hundred and forty-eight thousand, six hundred and seventy-eight naira).
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EFCC Rewards Families of Deceased Officers
EFCC’s Executive Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde handing over a cheque of N13, 182,438.50 being the insurance benefit of one of the deceased EFCC staff, Sunday Daniel to the next of kin, Mr Daniel Sunday alongside three other recipients at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja recently.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 12, 2012, paid tributes in memory of four of its deceased officers and handed their terminal insurance benefits to their next of kin. Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde who personally handed over the cheques of the benefits to the relations of the departed officers, expressed deep sadness over their death and assured that the EFCC will continue to do its best to ensure that they did not die in vain.
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In keeping with his promise to reposition the EFCC, the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde on Friday, March 9, 2012 announced major appointments in the anti-graft agency.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has announced the appointment of a new Director of Operations. He is Mr, Olaolu Adegbite, a Chief Superintendent of the Nigeria Police, CSP.
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The two major anti- graft agencies in Nigeria, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC are to close rank in their fight against corruption.
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EFCC to Refile Charges Contrary to media reports that Otunba Gbenga Daniel has been discharged and acquitted by the ruling of an Abeokuta High Court today, the EFCC wishes to clarify that the ruling of Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje was not a discharge and acquittal of the former Ogun State Governor.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday March 1, 2012 arraigned the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Adeyemi Sabit Ikuforiji and his personal assistant Oyebode Alade Atoyebi before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC received with happiness, the news yesterday, February 27, 2012 to the effect that the former governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori had pleaded guilty to fraud, stealing and money laundering charges before a Southwark Crown Court in London. This, indeed, is a welcome development which vindicates the Commission’s position abi nitio that Ibori had a case to answer. The interesting aspect of the development in London is the fact that Ibori chickened out of a full blown fraud and money laundering trial by changing his plea. This was purely a gambit to run away with a lighter sentence, rather than the product of a plea bargain as erroneously reported earlier in sections of the media. For the avoidance of doubt, plea bargain is not recorgnized in UK criminal justice system.Sadly, it has taken five years of legal rigmarole and high drama for the former governor to own up to having committed some of the crimes for which Justice Marcel Awokulehin of the Federal High Court, Asaba, sensationally acquitted him in December 2009.
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A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting at Gudu district and presided over by Justice Adebunkola Banjoko, was on Monday 27th , February 2012 told that Engr. Samuel Ibi Gekpe and six other senior officials of Rural Electrification Agency, standing trial in a N5.2billion scam instituted against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, exceeded their approval limit in awarding the N5.2 billion rural electrification contracts to companies allegedly belonging to them.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has proceeded on appeal in the prosecution of an Abuja- based lawyer, Barrister Amobi Nzelu who is being tried on a three count-charge bordering on impersonation and criminal misappropriation of the sum of N6. 8 million. In a notice of appeal filed at the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja , the Commission is asking the appellate court to reverse the ruling of a Federal High Court delivered on February 7, 2012 quashing all the charges against Nzelu on the strength of preliminary objection before the trial process. Nzelu’s ordeal followed a two- page petition, authored by the Managing Director of Range Multi Universal Limited, Omulu Charles Chinweuba, dated June 14, 2010 and addressed to the Chairman of the EFCC. It is entitled: Petition against Barrister Amobi Nzelu for impersonation and fraudulently obtaining the sum of N6. 850 Million by false pretences in the name of the Nigerian Customs Service. He was docked on Monday, January 17, 2011 before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja.
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Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde on Thursday, February 23rd , 2012 disclosed that the EFCC’s role in instilling fiscal discipline and good governance in the three arms of governance was essential to the realization of federal government’s reform agenda.
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has sentenced a banker to thirty-four years imprisonment for granting loans contrary to laid down procedure. The banker, Mr. Ojo Bankole Ezekiel was an Accountant and Operation Officer with Cooperative Savings and Loans Limited, a primary mortgage institution in Abuja.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday February 23, arraigned 3 persons before Justice J. O. Adeyeye of Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti on a five count charge of allegedly allowing the hotel to be used by fraudsters to send scam mails/documents, and conspiracy to commit an offence contrary to sections 8 (a) (c) and 1(1) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006. The three persons are Festus Olabode Ola, Omoebemile Olatunji Ezekiel and Friendly Hotels International Limited.
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja was on February 22 , 2012 told by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that the various companies that executed the N9 billion contract awarded by the leadership of a former speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, have no known addresses.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has docked a College of Education bursar at an Anambra State High Court on a four count charge bordering on forgery and uttering. He was arraigned before Justice V.M Ume.
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Justice Akintunde Boade of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan has adjourned to April 26 for hearing of the applications filed by the prosecuting counsel, Godwin Obla for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and counsel to the accused persons, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two fraudsters before Justice B.O. Quadri of the Federal High Court, Gombe on charges of counterfeiting and altering of the American dollar as well as obtaining money under false pretences.
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“We Will Deliver On Our Mandate”- Lamorde
Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, Executive Chairman, EFCC welcoming H.E Ambassador Andrew Lloyd CMG, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria on a courtesy visit to his office at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, recently.
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, on Monday, February 20th, 2012 assured Nigerians and the international community of the preparedness of the Commission to deliver on its assigned mandate of combating economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, February 17th , 2012, expressed its desire to partner with Civil Societies Organizations, CSOs in the on-going petroleum subsidy probe and in the larger context of combating economic and financial crimes in Nigeria . Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde stated this when a coalition of CSOs led by African Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, paid him a courtesy visit.
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After almost one and half hour of questioning, the Senate on February 15th , 2012, confirmed the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde as the third substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The confirmation took place at the normal plenary session of the Senate. A motion to consider his confirmation as requested by President Goodluck Jonathan, in accordance with Section 2(3) of the EFCC Establishment Act 2004, was moved by the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Udoma-Egba and seconded by Senator Ganiyu.
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The trial of former governor of Ogun state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel on a 43 count charge of stealing, fraudulent conversion by trustee, failure to declare assets as well as corruptly obtaining property during his eight year rule as governor of the state, continued today, Wednesday February 15, 2012 with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC clearing the air on the alleged misrepresentation of the proceedings of January 20 in a weekly television programme. Counsel to the anti- graft agency, Rotiimi Jacobs who acknowledge the error, told the court that it was an innocent mistake caused by technology and that it was not intended to manipulate the court process. He added that neither the prosecution team nor the leadership of the Commission had any hand in the said publication. “We didn’t have any hand in that publication, neither is the top echelon of the Commission aware of the publication. The people concerned had no foreknowledge whatsoever of any ruling that your lordship might give in this case”, he said Jacobs apologized to Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje for any embarrassment that the said publication had caused him and promised that the report would be retracted in the next episode of the programme.
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A People’s Democratic Party ,PDP, governorship aspirant in Kogi state and former Director of Pension in the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Shuaibu Sani Teidi, has testified before a Federal High court sitting in Kaduna that Muhammad El Ameen Al Haleel, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, collected the sum of N60m (sixty million naira) from him.Trouble came for Al Haleel when he conned Teidi of the sum of N60 million with a promise to facilitate a meeting between him and the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Arc. Muhammad Namadi Sambo to ensure that Teidi got nominated as the Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Kogi state.Teidi , a former Director, Pension Administration in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, victim of the N60million scam, is also an accused person standing trial by the EFCC over a N4.56 billion Pension scam. He is being tried alongside 39 other accused persons.
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on February 9th , 2012, ruled that four former officials of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for corruption and defrauding the federal government to the tune of over 1.3 billion naira have a case to answer and therefore must face trial.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Ayoola Temitayo (aka Nelly James and Dara Martins) before a Lagos High court sitting at Igbosere for allegedly obtaining the sum of USD 5,000 (Five thousand United States Dollars) from one Ricky Dean under false pretences.
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EFCC is Key to Nigeria’s Development - DFID
Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, Ag. Executive Chairman, EFCC with Mark Lowcock, Permanent Secretary, DFID when he led a delegation of DFID official during a courtesy visit to the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, recently.
The British Department for International Development, DFID, on Thursday, February 2nd , 2012, appraised the work of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and disclosed that its activities are crucial to the growth and development of Nigeria . Mr. Mark Lowcock, Permanent Secretary, DFID, while on a courtesy call to the Acting Chairman, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, expressed his agency’s desire to continue to work with the EFCC in its task of fighting graft.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Iloduba Emmanuel before an Ikeja High Court, Lagos for allegedly defrauding some persons to the tune of N310, 000. Emmanuel was arraigned before Justice Adewale Abiru on a 9 count charge of fraudulently collecting over N310, 000 from unsuspecting members of the public under the guise that he was going to help them secure job with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
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At the resume hearing of the ongoing trial of the former Managing Director of Bank PHB ( now Keystone Bank), Francis Atuche, his wife, Elizabeth Atuche and a former top management staff of the bank, Ugo Anayanwu, at the Ikeja High Court, Lagos, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission presented another witness, PW 7, Mrs Ifetayo Obi, who works in Treasury Operations section of KeyStone Bank..
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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Monday January 30th , 2012, delivered ruling on an extradition charge filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Bello Adoke against Rasheed Abayomi Mustapha. Delivering judgment, Justice Patricia Ajoku dismissed the preliminary objections raised by counsel to the fugitive, Dr. Joseph Nwabike, SAN, that the court was not competent to hear the extradition charge against Mustapha.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday January 24th , 2012, arraigned eight persons on a two count charge bordering on conspiracy and illegal dealing in petroleum products at a Federal High Court 1 sitting in Calabar, Cross River state. The eight accused persons were arrested with illegally bunkered Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, along Calabar River , Cross River state. They are: Uwem Ante, Happier Ita-Esin, Edet Okon Usukunya, Imeh Effiong, Happy Idaoko, Paul Etim, Okon Edet Okon and Uduak Okon. Ante is the leader of the syndicate. ...
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Mission Statement
The EFCC will curb the menace of the
corruption that constitutes the cog in the wheel of progress; protect
national and foreign investments in the country; imbue the spirit of
hard work in the citizenry and discourage ill gotten wealth; identify
illegally acquired wealth and confiscate it; build an upright
workforce in both public and private sectors of the economy and;
contribute to the global war against financial crimes.
EFCC/AFP Conference - 2012
EFCC/AFP REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT MEETING ON TRANSNATIONAL FRAUD FOR WEST AFRICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in collaboration with the Australian Federal Police(AFP), is hosting a West African Regional Engagement Meeting( WAREM) on transnational fraud for West African Law Enforcement agencies in Abuja, from 16th to 18th April 2012. The theme of the meeting is regional cooperation against internet based transnational fraud.
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