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Gallant EFCC FC Loses to FCT Aiteo Cup Final on Penalties
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's football team, EFCC FC on Sunday, 13 June, 2021 dramatically lost the 2021 FCT Aiteo Cup to NAF FC 3-1 on penalties at the Area 3 Sports Centre, Abuja. The entertaining encounter which kicked-off a few minutes after 4pm, saw both sides missing several goal scoring opportunities.
The first half was dominated by EFCC FC but they could not break down the resilient defence of the Air Force boys. However, NAF FC showed more grit at the resumption of play after the interval.
EFCC Arrests Juju Scam Kingpin, Alaka over N250m Fraud
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested Abayomi Kamaldeen Alaka (a.k.a Awise), leader of a deadly syndicate of juju scammers that operates from a shrine at Ashipa Town, near Abeokuta Ogun State.
Awise’s arrest followed a petition by a victim, Bright Juliet who lost N250m to the syndicate after she was tricked to provide money for sacrifices and invocations to heal her of an ailment. She was introduced to Alaka by Akinola Bukola Augustina (a.ka. Iya Osun) whom she met on Facebook in the course of her search for solutions to her health challenge. What drew her to Augustina was the latter’s post under the name, Osunbukola Olamitutu Spriritual Healing Centre.
Anti-graft War: EFCC to Collaborate with Aminu Kano Centre
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is to collaborate with the Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Studies (AKCDS) in combating corruption through community engagement.
This partnership was mooted during a courtesy visit to the Centre by the Zonal Head of the Kano Office of the Commission, Mualledi Farouq Dogondaji.
EFCC Seeks Enugu Lands Ministry’s Collaboration in Tackling Land Fraud
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has charged the Ministry of Lands and Survey in Enugu state to adopt the Geographic Information System (GIS) as a tool for land administration to help in tackling the menace of land and property fraud in the state and its environs.
Oshodi Johnson, Head of the Enugu Zonal Office who gave the charge on Friday June 11, 2021 while receiving a delegation from the Ministry of Land and Survey, Enugu state, led by the Commissioner, Victor Nnam, observed that the Geographical Information System (GIS) will make it easier to certify the true owners of properties, verify the current ownership, or identify the exact location of land in event of doubt or scam.
EFCC Charges Banks to Monitor Mobile Money Operators
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has charged banks operating across the country to put in place water-tight mechanism to regulate and monitor activities of Mobile Money/Point of Sale (POP) Operators.
Babashani Umar Sanda, Head of the Gombe Zonal Office, gave the charge on Thursday June 10, 2021 while receiving in audience the Controller of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Gombe state, Alhaji Shehu Goringor and his team in Gombe.
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