The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 arraigned one Yusuf Kehinde Bakare before Justice Raliatu Adebiyi of the Lagos High Court, Igbosere on a 75-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing and obtaining money under false pretence. Kehinde Bakare is alleged to have received the sum of N1,472,285,294 (One Billion, Four Hundred and Seventy Two ... Read More »
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Efcc Declares Standard Chartered Securities Boss wanted Over 251M scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the owner of Standard Chartered Securities Limited wanted. The declaration was contained in a statement signed by the Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. Below is the text of the statement: “The public is hereby notified that Olabode Jacob O Obayomi, the owner of Standard Chartered Securities Limited of ... Read More »
2billion fraud in Union Bank,Efcc Arrests 3 undergraduates (see pics)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two young men who claimed to be undergraduates of the University of Jos, Isaiah Friday and Azzaior Samuel, for an alleged N2.05bn fraud. Two bureau de change operators, Salihu Mahmoud and Dan Ibrahim, were also arrested in connection with the alleged crime. The suspects were also accused of being members of a ... Read More »
Tax Evasion Wema bank,Union bank,1st bank,Sterling bank and others in Trouble with EFCC
Alleged: House Committee on Finance fingers 21 banks on September 01, 2013 / in Business 12:10 am / Comments By EMMA OVUAKPORIE Some three years ago, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, headed then by Mrs Farida Waziri, became the second home of bank chief executives. A similar scenario may soon unfold if the House Committee on Finance of ... Read More »
EFCC arrests 17 Aides of Oyo Governor for alleged N1.7bn scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Comimission (EFCC) has arrested a syndicate of fraudsters implicated in the stealing of N1.7 billion pension funds. The funds, according to a statement by the spokesman of the commission, were meant for retirees of Oyo State Primary schools. The commission said that the 17 fraudsters were arrested separately by detectives. According to the commission, principal ... Read More »
EFCC grills Saraki over alleged fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday quizzed a former Kwara State Governor, Bukola Saraki, over his alleged role in the collapse of the Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria. Saraki, a former executive director of the bank, reported on Monday to the Abuja office of the anti-graft agency. As of the time of filing this report, the former governor, ... Read More »