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EFCC Floats Chemical Laboratory to Fight Illegal Oil Bunkering
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is set to establish a fully- integrated Chemical Laboratory in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to combat the scourge of illegal oil bunkering in the Zone.
This was disclosed by the Port Harcourt Zonal Head of the Commission, Chief Detective Superintendent (CDS) Aliyu Naibi on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in Port Harcourt, while hosting the executives of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, System 2E Eastern Zone, who paid him a Courtesy Visit.
EFCC Charges NGOs, CSOs on Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, Ahmed Ghali, has said that Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs and Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, have critical roles to play, in curbing money laundering and terrorism financing in Nigeria.
He stated this on April 26, 2021 at a seminar jointly organised by ECOWAS, the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa, GIABA, AML/CFT Forum, Nigeria and NGOs/ CSOs Consortium in Ikeja, Lagos.
Delivering a paper entitled, "The Role of Non-Governmental Organisations and Civil Society Organisations in Countering Terrorism Financing in Nigeria", Ghali stressed the law will not spare any NGO/CSO that allows itself to be a tool for perpetrating money laundering or terrorism financing in Nigeria.
EFCC Charges Islamic Group to Preach Against Corruption
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The Head of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ahmed Ghali, has called on the leadership of Al-Fatih-Ul-Quareeb Islamic Society of Nigeria to always preach against corruption in religious engagements.
He gave the charge on Sunday, April 25, 2021 during the group’s annual Ramadan lecture held at the Ikeja Local Government Secretariat, Lagos.
EFCC Raises Alarm over Fraudulent Investment Schemes
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is alarmed at the rate Nigerians send petitions to the Commission on fraudulent investments that promise high return with little risks to investors.
EFCC Arrests Surety For Forgery
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The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, April 23, 2021, arrested one Odutola Sherifat Oyinkansola, a Grade Level 7 Officer with the Lagos State Government, for alleged impersonation, forgery and obstruction of justice.
Oyinkansola, who was to stand as a surety for a suspect in the EFCC custody, allegedly forged the documents that were requested by the Commission.
The suspect who posed as a Grade Level 14 Officer, also forged her employment letter, pay slips and other documents to process a fraudulent suretyship.
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