EFCC

Akwa – Tuesday, October 22, 2024 – Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has convicted and sentenced 43 Yahoo Boys (formally known as Internet Fraudsters. The convicts are; Momoh Victor Abdulkareem, Paul Emmanuel, Adibe Henry, Okoroafor Abuchi Gospel, Ikechukwu Ezra, Oduu Emmanuel Eyinna, Obasi Chibuike, Chimaobi Ogbonna, Nwankwo…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu, on charges of alleged stealing and mismanagement of public funds totalling N5.78 billion. The re-arraignment took place before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Monday….

Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 13 Yahoo Boys (internet fraudsters) in the Nwaniba area of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. They were arrested on Monday, 7th October 2024 in a sting operation following credible intelligence on their fraudulent internet activities. Items recovered from the Yahoo…

Former Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 27th September 2024, over allegations of a N27 billion fraud. Ishaku, who completed his term in 2023 after eight years in office, was apprehended at his residence in Abuja in the early hours of the day. The EFCC…

Five Chinese Nationals have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for illegal mining in Akwa Ibom State. CONVERSEER reports that the five suspected illegal Chinese miners were arrested between August and September at Ndito-Eka-Iba village in Ibieno Local Government Area of the State. According to a report by the EFCC on…