% EFCC Recovers ₦566bn, $411m, 1,502 Assets in 2-Year

The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, September 22, 2025, secured the conviction and sentencing of a former legislative aide and banker, Mr. Goni Yilkan, for offences bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N120.5 million. The judgment was delivered by Justice F. E. Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja.

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has commenced investigation of 18 suspended local government chairmen in Edo State over alleged financial impropriety. Ad gathered from DAILY POST, a letter inviting the embattled 18 chairmen for questioning was signed by Abdulkarim Chukkol, Director of Investigation. The letter was sent through ACE II Dare Folarin at the Commission’s Benin Zonal Directorate.

The inability of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to effect service of charge, on Tuesday, stalled the planned arraignment of the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. The erstwhile Minister was billed to enter his plea to a fresh eight-count charge the anti-graft agency preferred against him, his brother, Ahmad Sirika and a

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport (MMIA) Command, has handed over $578,000 in seized money to the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) after a passenger falsely declared the quantity on the airport, officers introduced on Friday. The passenger, a male traveler arriving in Lagos from Johannesburg aboard South African Airways Flight SA60, initially declared $279,000 on the airport’s forex declaration desk. Nevertheless, throughout a routine inspection, customs officers found a further $299,000 hid in a number of packages, bringing the full sum to $578,000. Authorities additionally discovered €100 and a counterfeit $250 word among the many undeclared money.

The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced the investigation of seven suspected oil thieves and six trucks handed over to it by 4 Brigad…

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In a significant operation, the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended 40 individuals suspected of internet fraud. The arrests were made on Saturday, February 17, 2024, in two locations: Mpape in the…

The Standard Gazette Oba of Benin Slams EFCC For Aiding Corrupt Persons The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, CFR, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of aiding crimes in the country. The Benin monarch who made the allegations when…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Ibrahim Nuhu Shuaibu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on charges of fraud. Shuaibu faces a seven-count indic...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detailed how one of its operatives, Aminu Salisu, an Assistant Superintendent, was killed by a suspected internet fraudster, Joshua Ik…

Renowned business executive and socialite, Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), her legal team confirmed on Tuesday. Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chikaosolu Ojukwu, disclosed that Achimugu, who voluntarily returned from London, was arrested by EFCC operatives around 5 a.m. upon her arrival at the […] The post BREAKING: EFCC ‘Arrest’ Wanted Socialite, Aisha Achimugu appeared first on Naija News.

Aisha Achimugu, a prominent businesswoman and socialite, has begun a hunger strike while in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after being arrested by the agency’s operatives. This information was shared in a statement by her legal team, headed by Mr. Chikaosolu Ojukwu, on Tuesday in Abuja. Ojukwu said: “In the […]

The trial of former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello for alleged ₦80.2 billion money laundering has taken a dramatic turn. During court proceedings on Friday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) opposed Bello’s application to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment, revealing that he is on Interpol’s “red notice” and could be arrested if he leaves the country. The EFCC argued that his health issues are not life-threatening and can be treated in Nigeria, but the defense insists on his need for foreign medical care.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Arrests Nine Suspected Illegal Miners Five Chinese, Four Nigerians in Kaniyan Village

Abuja, July 10, 2025 — Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has warned that corrupt politicians and cyber fraudsters are increasingly using cryptocurrencies and virtual assets to hide stolen funds and evade law enforcement. Speaking in Abuja at an event commemorating Africa Anti-Corruption Day, Olukoyede—represented by the Commission’s Acting Zonal […]

L'agenzia anti-innesto della Nigeria, EFCC, ha accusato un marito e una moglie, Baba Sule Abubakar Sadiq e Hafsat Kabir Lawal, insieme ad altri due, Abdullahi Bala e Ladani Akindele, per aver ottenuto denaro con false pretese. Sono stati accusati davanti al giudice Amina Bello dell'Alta corte dello stato di Kaduna anche riciclaggio di denaro e rubare alla melodia di N197.750.000 (cento novantasette milioni, settecentocinquantamila naira).

In a major development that has drawn attention across Nigeria’s business landscape, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially withdrawn its 13-count charge against Chief Oba Otudeko and three others. The case, which stemmed from a non-performing loan dispute, was brought before the Federal High Court in Lagos but has now been struck […]

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has decried the damaging impact of internet fraudsters, commonly referred to as Yahoo-Yahoo boys, on Nigeria’s international reputation. Speaking during a press briefing at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Monday, Olukoyede lamented that these fraudsters have made Nigerians objects of suspicion across […]