Crime

Emefiele: Court orders forfeiture of warehouse, 54 containers to FG

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday ordered the final forfeiture of a warehouse built on a landed property measuring 1.925 hectares of land along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway…

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Court remands Bankers in prison for selling newly-minted N500k notes

……..in Enugu The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Thursday, December 12, 2024 arraigned the duo of Ekpe Anayaoha Okoronkwo and Umeonuoha Onyinye, staff…

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EFCC re-arraigns ex-Bank PHB’s MD Atuche, 2 others for forgery

……in Lagos The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Monday, December 16, 2024, re-arraigned a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc,…

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NDLEA arrests 3 importers linked to N3.3bn drugs hid in auto parts from Canada

……recovers N4.4bn worth opioids in Rivers port Multi-billion-naira worth of shipments of Methamphetamine and Loud, a strong synthetic strain of cannabis meant for distribution during the Christmas and New Year…

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EFCC nabs online fraudster for duping 139 Australians of $8m

……..through rogue cryptocurrency investment platform Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC),  have arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Usie Otukpa, for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune…

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Owner not contending why he should not lose property, says Court

……as EFCC recovers 753 units of duplexes Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, on Monday, December 2, 2024 gave a ruling on a final forfeiture of an estate in Abuja measuring 150,500 square metres…

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Court orders IG to produce foreign nationals, others for arraignment in N37.6m fraud

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Inspector-General (IG) of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to produce two foreign nationals; Etienne Rocher and Pawan Kapur, alongside others, before it…

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Court remands Yahaya Bello in EFCC’s custody till Dec 10

……..judge frowns at court room crowd Former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, arraigned at the FCT High Court, was on Wednesday, remanded in EFCC custody till December 10. Justice Maryann…

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Customs hands over Tramadol, other illicit drugs worth N117.5m to NDLEA

…….Customs Ogun I Command Intensifies Fight Against Smuggling Comptroller James Ojo of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Ogun I Area Command, Idiroko, has reaffirmed his commitment to disrupting the supply…

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Mega financial fraud impossible without lawyers’ support — EFCC chairman

The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, says no mega financial fraud, especially illicit financial flows, is possible without lawyers’ support.Olukoyede stated this during the opening…

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