The war against financial crimes in Nigeria reached a new milestone on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officially arraigned Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi, a known associate of the fugitive Ismail Mustapha (popularly known as Mompha). The Lagos Zonal Directorate brought Babafemi and his three […]
Recovered Funds to Power Infrastructure Projects as Nigeria Intensifies International Crackdown on Stolen Wealth Nigeria has secured another major breakthrough in its global anti-corruption campaign as authorities in Jersey, a British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands, move to repatriate more than $9.5 million (£7 million) to the Federal Government […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has formally summoned Nigeria’s former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, signaling a new phase in the agency’s widening investigations into high-level activities under the previous administration. According to an invitation letter dated November 24, the anti-graft commission requested Malami’s presence […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Abdullahi Bashir Haske, a 38-year-old businessman, wanted over an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and money laundering. In a public notice signed by the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC urged Nigerians with credible information on Haske’s […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reaffirmed its non-partisan stance, insisting that corruption investigations in Nigeria will remain blind to political affiliations. Reacting to recent accusations from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), EFCC Executive Chairman Ola Olukoyede stressed that no politician—whether from the ruling party or the opposition—would […]
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has categorically denied allegations that he coerced the CEO of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, into resigning—labeling the claims as baseless and defamatory. In a firm statement released on Wednesday by EFCC spokesperson Dele […]
In a significant victory against international cybercrime, 15 foreign nationals—including 11 Filipinos, 2 Chinese, 1 Malaysian, and 1 Indonesian—have been sentenced to one year in prison each for their involvement in a cyber-terrorism and internet fraud ring that targeted Nigeria’s digital infrastructure. The ruling was delivered on Friday, May 30, […]
In a ruling that blends punishment with public education, controversial TikTok influencer Murja Ibrahim Kunya has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for Naira abuse—but that’s not where the story ends. Justice Simone Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano also appointed the viral star as a social media […]
In a bold move that highlights the growing sophistication of financial crimes in Nigeria, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned five suspects—two of them bank employees—for allegedly plotting a cyberattack on Premium Trust Bank. The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC, based in Awolowo, brought the […]
In a decisive operation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Osang Otukpa, an alleged online fraudster accused of duping 139 Australians out of $8 million. Last Friday, operatives of the EFCC apprehended Otukpa at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, upon his arrival from the United […]
