Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
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Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to sources from the presidency, the appointment of Odumosu, a former Lagos State Commissioner of Police will be announced any moment from now. The appointment […]
Former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, is being interrogated at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. It is reported that Ortom arrived at the Makurdi zonal office of the EFCC located at Alor Gordon Street, on Tuesday morning June 20, 2023. Ortom who was a member of the G5 Governors […]
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been suspended indefinitely from office by President Bola Tinubu. The suspension was contained in a statement released Wednesday night by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The statement was signed by the Director of Information […]
There has been a report that the Department of State Security Service, DSS, had prevented the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from gaining access to their office in Ikoyi, Lagos. A source who did not disclose his identity told a national daily that DSS blocked the whole building and placed […]
A 26-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Precious Ojo also known as Obago has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Ojo was apprehended in Oghara, Delta State, following a petition received from an American citizen regarding his activities. EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren made this known on Wednesday […]
Veteran Nigerian singer, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has reacted to the report that Seyi, son of President-elect Bola Tinubu, acquired a “fraud-tainted” $10.8 million property in London, United Kingdom. Recall that a Bloomberg report stated that Seyi bought a $10.8 million London property the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seized from […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has announced that it will go after some outgoing public officials after May 29. The Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who disclosed this in an interview with Daily Trust, published Friday revealed that at least two ministries were currently under the radar of the commission for fraudulent activities that […]
A coalition of anti-corruption organisations has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the Inspector-General of Police to immediately arrest the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. In a petition signed by the group leaders, they urged the President to set up an enquiry into the workings of the […]
The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sanitise the judiciary by removing corrupt judges reinstated by the National Judicial Council. This is contained in a statement by CSNAC Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, on Sunday in Lagos. Suraju said that the reinstatement of Justices Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, James Agbadu-Fishim […]
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa says the agency will soon question some persons over the return of the old naira notes to banks. During an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency boss said they are yet to question anyone since the commencement of […]
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