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ARIN-WA Proposes Partnership with EFCC on Asset Recovery and Intelligence Sharing The Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network West Africa (ARIN-WA) has reached out to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with a proposal for partnership in the areas of intelligence sharing and the exchange of information related to asset recovery. This collaborative effort is aimed…
Operatives of the EFCC‘s Benin Zonal Command have apprehended 41 individuals allegedly involved in internet fraud in Warri, Delta State. In a significant crackdown on cybercrime, operatives from the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 41 suspected internet fraudsters in Warri, Delta State. The suspects, whose identities include…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over property and funds recovered from a convicted fraudster, Aisosa Kelvin Ohue, to his American victim, Cheryldene Cook. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zonal Command, has officially returned recovered property and funds to an American victim, Cheryldene Cook, who fell prey to a…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken significant action against fraud by apprehending Stephen Acheme Akpa, the chief executive of Zoe New Dawn Nigeria Limited. Akpa has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a land fraud amounting to Five Hundred Million Naira (N500,000,000), according to a statement released by the EFCC Nigeria….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken a significant stride in its fight against cybercrime by apprehending 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu. Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command executed a sting operation on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, resulting in the arrests. Among those arrested are Godwin Ogbonna, Bright Chidozie, Chukwuebuka Ugwu, Ifesi…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zonal Command, has achieved a significant legal victory as it successfully arraigned and secured convictions for three individuals involved in internet-related fraud. Chukwu Ebuka John-Victor Uzochukwu, Stanley Kosisochukwu, and Okosun Destiny faced the legal consequences of their actions before Justice O.I Adelaja of the Federal Capital Territory…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) made a significant move in its fight against corruption as it arraigned the former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a 25-count charge. The case, bearing file number FHC/ABJ/CR/316/20, involves accusations of money laundering and the alleged embezzlement of approximately…
A London court is on the verge of ordering the confiscation of more than £100 million ($129 million) from James Ibori, the former governor of Delta State, Nigeria. Ibori, who was convicted of fraud and money laundering in the United Kingdom, is facing the potential seizure of funds considered to be the proceeds of his…