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“Exclusive: Nigeria “Completely Shut Down” From Accessing Financial Intelligence from Around the World Due to Sabotage by Magu of EFCC”
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The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to a report entitled, “ Exclusive: Nigeria “Completely Shut Down” From Accessing Financial Intelligence from Around the World Due to Sabotage by Magu of EFCC”, published May 7 in an online portal notorious as the propaganda organ for corrupt elite in Nigeria. The article written by an Adenike Lucas, purports that the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU has been shut out of the secure server of the Egmont Group allegedly due to concern by the body over the acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu’s misuse of intelligence generated by the NFIU. It claims that Magu was exposing privileged information to those who should not be allowed access, using intel to blackmail people supposedly opposed to his confirmation and failing to share intelligence with other law enforcement agencies, among others.”
Bank Worker Docked for N100m Forex Scam
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today May 11, 2017 arraigned one Ibrahim Bashir before Justice R.D Aisha of the Kano State High Court on one count charge of Obtaining Money by False Pretence to the tune of N40,000,000 (Forty Million Naira Only).
EFCC Secures Conviction of Man for Land Scam
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 10, 2017 secured the conviction of Lambert Onwuka, who was arraigned before Justice A.M. Talba of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Gudu, on a three-count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy, forgery and obtaining by false pretence.
Court Remands INEC Staff in Prison for N111.5m Scam
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Justice P.I Ajaku of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin-City, Edo State on Thursday ordered that the duo of Uluocha Obi Brown, an Administrative Secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Delta State and Percy Okojie, a renown legal practitioner and former President, Rotary Club, Benin-City be remanded in prison custody, following their arraignment before her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on an 8-count amended charge, bordering on conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N 111, 500, 000. 00k (One Hundred and Eleven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira only).
Yakubu Loses Bid to Upturn Forfeiture $9.8m
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Justice Z.B Abubakar of the Federal High Court Kano today May 10, 2017 dismissed an application brought by a former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu seeking to set aside the interim forfeiture order of February 13, 2017 by the same court in respect of the sums of $9,772,000 and £74,000 found in the Kaduna home of the former NNPC boss.
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