A retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ifeoma Okpalugo, has been brought before a Lagos State Special Offences Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged N1.3bn fraud. Okpalugo is standing trial alongside three others – Olumide Odumosu, Suleiman…
Disputed MSME Money Not Paid into Jang’s Account, EFCC Witness Tells Court (ThisDay)
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) witness, Mr. Uchenna Igwe, has told the Jos High Court presided over by Justice Daniel Longji that the disputed N2 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) fund, for which the commission dragged…
Whistle blowers land in police net for alleged false information against bank MD (Sun)
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property has arrested two whistle-blowers for allegedly misleading it with false information. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged false information was provided against Mr Emmanuel Mbaka,…
EFCC can’t “freeze” public treasuries (vanguard)
While the nation is still smarting from the illegal siege to the National Assembly Complex by armed and hooded men of the Directorate of State Services, DSS, which led to the summary dismissal of its Director-General, Lawal Daura, another Federal…
EFCC responds to allegation of acting Saraki’s script
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has criticised Senator Babafemi Ojudu, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Political Matters, for his statement that the commission plotted with Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to freeze Benue’s State bank accounts. Ojudu, in…
EFCC traces Akwa Ibom’s N1.4b to 11 accounts (Nation)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced about N1.4billion allegedly belonging to the Akwa Ibom State Government to 11 suspected slush accounts. The cash was remitted into the accounts in two tranches of N1.1billion and N300million,The Nation gathered yesterday.…
Aftermath of Daura’s sack: Osinbajo orders Magu, new DSS boss to recover missing N80b (Vanguard)
The anti-corruption war being waged by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration got a big boost on Tuesday after the removal from office of the former Director General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura. Already, the Acting President, Prof…
EFCC raids house, arrests former DSS boss Ekpeyong (Guardian)
A former director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), Ita Ekpeyong has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The action came barely 24 hours after Acting President Yemi Osinbajo sacked the agency’s former boss, Lawal…
Shehu Sani reacts to Akwa Ibom govt frozen account (DailyTrust)
A senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani has said the fight against corruption should only focus on corrupt culprits, addding that no State Government bank accounts should be frozen. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday froze the…
EFCC unfreezes Benue govt’s account
The Benue State Government has stated that the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has unfrozen its bank account. Terver Akase, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom, confirmed the development Thursday. He said, “Yes that is what the bank told…
