The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has facilitated the extradition of two Nigerian men to the United States over allegations of sexually extorting teenage boys in separate cases that investigators say ended in the deaths of two minors. The EFCC said Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle were […]
Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai spent Monday night in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after honoring an invitation over alleged financial improprieties during his time in office (2015–2023). Sources say the questioning is ongoing, with a possible release or further action depending on investigators’ findings. The […]
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 […]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a 35-year-old man, Hyginus Nkwocha, in Abuja for alleged involvement in internet fraud and money laundering. The arrest took place on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at Ever Green Estate, behind Millennium Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, following credible intelligence reports. Nkwocha, […]
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) made a significant arrest on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, apprehending Prophet Adeniyi Abiodun James, the General Overseer of CAC Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry in Ilorin. The arrest follows allegations of fraudulent activities amounting to N3,980,000 (Three […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, alongside others, to court for alleged N84 billion money laundering offences. The quartet, including Bello’s nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Sulaiman, and Abdulsalam Hudu, face an amended 17-count charge involving money laundering, breach of trust, […]
Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) made a significant breakthrough on Tuesday when they intercepted 21 trucks loaded with food and non-food items. The trucks were apprehended in a sting operation at major exit routes along Kalabiri/Gamboru Ngala and Bama roads in […]
