Browsing: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

The interim forfeiture order to attach Sylva’s properties was granted by Justice A. R Mohammed on December 28, 2012, according to the EFCC in a statement by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren

Sylva, in a statement by his media aide, Doifie Ola, said it was wrong for the EFCC to have gone ahead to seize his properties despite a subsisting court order barring the commission from doing so

Atoyebi was arrested for complicity and conspiracy with Sanni for allowing his passport-sized photograph and name to be used to open an account in SIDAW Ventures Limited in the name of Akanmu Babatunde

Sylva described as “unconstitutional, oppressive, null and void” EFCC’s attempt to seal or seize property duly declared in his Assets Declaration Form on his assumption of office in 2007

When he reported to the EFCC on Monday, Babalakin was quizzed by the operatives of the commission and then granted administrative bail

Justice Buba said it was wrong for the applicant to approach the court to enforce his fundamental human rights when there was a pending criminal charge against him at the state high court

While Hassan Rmaiti was arrested with $1,971,920, Hammoud was caught with $101,240.00

Anybody still in doubt about the fact that there was a motive to discredit the performing Governor of Jigawa State should go back to the statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and read it one more time. Apart from hinting that the young man was on a money-laundering mission for his father, it gave a further impression that the boy had been doing several trips overseas on money laundering on behalf of the governor

Tule was arrested following an intelligence report that he was parading himself as a Senior Crime Officer with the EFCC and defrauded unsuspecting Nigerians through a bogus claim that he could secure job placements for them with the anti-graft agency

The court was told that the accused person, after succeeding in convincing the complainant, collected the sum N1,126,000 under the false pretence of procuring a United Kingdom visa for him, his brother and his landlord’s son but that the visas, which the convict procured, were fake

Mr. Daniel is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for mismanaging N200 million of state funds while he was governor (2003-2011)

Ruling on the application by Babalakin for an order of prohibition against the EFCC and the Attorney General of Federation from arraigning him before the Lagos High Court, Justice Idris Mohammed of a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, held that the application was defective as the applicant did not file service and serve same properly

The commission said the ruling by Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court, Lagos, which many have construed as a restraining order, merely granted leave to Babalakin to apply for an order of prohibition preventing the EFCC and the Attorney General of the Federation from going ahead with his arraignment

The District Governor made the call when he led a team of the district’s top officials from 23 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on a courtesy visit to the Kano Zonal office of the Commission.
Obadan said they were at the EFCC because they believe in the work of the Commission

The convict was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a 10 count charge bordering on forgery and possession of fraudulent proposal document to the tune of $4,500

The budget defence, earlier scheduled for November 28, 2012, had to be rescheduled at the instance of the Committee to enable the Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, to personally present the proposal to the Committee

Dauda and Adesina were arraigned on April 1, 2010, alongside seven other top officials of the Kogi State Government before Justice Adamu Bello of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on charges of money laundering and criminal misappropriation of public funds to the tune of over N800 million

In refusing Ogunbambo bail, Justice Akinlade upheld the argument of the prosecution that the accused person could jump bail based on his fraudulent antecedents and dual citizenship

The duo was arraigned on an eight count charge for offences bordering on conspiracy, forgery and obtaining money under false pretences

The arraignment of Edet followed a petition by Sunday Thomas, alleging that Edet issued him a local purchase order to supply various office furniture and electronics to Daneve Engineering Limited, which he did, and that the accused issued a Unity Bank Cheque for of N9,505,000 to his company, Global Royal International Concept Limited, which, upon presentation at the Bank, was dishonoured due to insufficient funds in the account