EFCC News & Reports

Court Orders EFCC To Seize Kogi Government Linked

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) request for the interim forfeiture of 14 properties situated in Lagos, Abuja and United Arab Emirates linked to the Kogi State Government. In his ruling on Wednesday, on the suit marked FHC/L/C ...

Desperate Politicians Under Investigation Are Behind Plot To Remove EFCC Chairma

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised alarm over alleged plot by desperate politicians to remove Abdulrahman Bawa as the commission 39;s Executive Chairman. The anti-graft said those politicians who were hell-bent on the frustrating investigation into their mindless loot ...

EFCC Recovers N13bn Illegal Fuel Subsidy Fund Between 2017 and 2021

Wednesday, January 4, 2023
An estimated sum of N13bn has been recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as proceeds from illegal payments made under the subsidy regime between 2017 and 2021. This was made known in a report published on the website of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). ...

Insider Crime: Union Bank Staff In Court For Allegedly Stealing N1.4 Billion Wi

Wednesday, December 7, 2022
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, arraigned a former employee of Union Bank identified as Abdulmalik Salau, and two others before a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos for cybercrime and money laundering involving about N1.403 billion. The other accused persons who in ...

EFCC Declares APC Senatorial Candidate In Kano Wanted

Monday, December 5, 2022
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared AbdulKareem AbdulSalam Zaura, better known as A.A Zaura, wanted over financial scandal. A.A Zuara, as popularly called, is the Kano Central senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), The Nigerian Voice repor ...

Naira Re-designing: More Serving Governors Under EFCC Watch For Stashed Cash– Ab

Thursday, November 17, 2022
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has increased the number of governors under its watch for suspected stashing of cash. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa made this known on Thursday at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja shortly after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. He ...

EFCC Arrests 12 Bankers For Suspected Insider Fraud

Sunday, October 16, 2022
The much speculated collaboration and participation of bankers in major bank robberies and fraud is gradually being unveiled. A total of twelve bankers have been apprehended in Enugu for what the EFCC described as insider fraud . The suspects are all working in one of the old generation banks in En ...

EFCC Indicts Former Lagos Attorney General And Commissioner For Justice For Mone

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has indicted a former Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olasupo Shasore (SAN), for money laundering. In a four-count charge filed against the senior lawyer, the EFCC accused Shasore of inducing one Olufolakemi Adelore to accept ...

Just In: Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC, Invades Venue Of APC Convention

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
No fewer than 20 operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have invaded the venue of the ongoing Special Convention and Presidential Primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) holding at the Eagle Square, Abuja. It was learnt that the personnel took strategic po ...

EFCC Releases Suspended Accountant-General 

Thursday, June 2, 2022
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, after spending 17 days in their custody. Idris who was released on bail on Wednesday night in Abuja, was arrested for his alleged involvement in a N174 billion scandal ...
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