The Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on November 7, 2019 arrested two suspected currency counterfeiters.
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The Enugu Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a lawyer, Nwabufo Richard Obienu, and his company, Forric Nigeria Limited, before Justice B. G. Diepri of a Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on a three count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit felony and stealing by conversion to the tune of N200 million.
Bello made the call at the flag off of All Progressives Congress campaign ahead of Local Government poll in the state at the Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference Hall in Minna, on Wednesday.
Those who have followed the unraveling of a Lebanese man, Hamza Koudeih, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission would readily agree that it is misleading to judge a book by its cover. He is unassuming, comes off innocuous, and given to sedentary lifestyle.
The couple allegedly laundered $1.49 million through Naomi’s bank account in Nigeria.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and/or appropriate anti-corruption agencies to urgently investigate corruption allegations in the use of the monthly federal allocations to the 774 local governments in the country through the 36 state governors and the Federal Capital Territory.”
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Office on Friday arraigned one Arugba Michael and his company, Gar Maritime Nigeria Limited, before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on three-count charge bordering on conspiracy to steal, transfer of properties and stealing to the tune of N96.4 million.
The Spokesman of the Commission, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects are currently being quizzed by its operatives at the Ilorin Zonal Office.
They were arrested on Friday based on intelligence and surveillance of their suspected fraudulent activities.
Acting Chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Magu, disclosed this at an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja on Friday.
The Acting Chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Magu, stated this at an interactive session with newsmen on Friday in Abuja.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged Usoro before Justice Rilwan Aikawa on a 10 counts charge bordering on fraud.
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, played an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to take a principal witness’s testimony via video link.
The presiding judge, Justice Okon Abang, also overruled the then Commissioner for Finance in his administration, Omadachi Oklobi’s objection to the documents tendered by the anti-graft agency.
Justice Okon Abang, who gave the ruling, adjourned the matter till November 5 for continuation of trial.
The witness, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, gave evidence at the resumed trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and some others facing N4.6 billion money laundering charge.
The suspect allegedly approached one Ibrahim Ringim Haruna, Chief Executive Officer of Pyramid Supplied Services Limited, a distributor of pasta products, with claims that his council needed pasta products for distribution to its citizens.
EFCC’s Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects were arrested at Eura Hostel, Naze-Obibiezena Road, Nekede and Bloomnesdays Plaza Hostel, Nekede in Owerri, Imo State.
The Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested a fake IBRAHIM MAGU who has been using the name of the EFCC boss to harass and blackmail bigwigs at the Niger Delta Development Commission for bribes to ‘Kill’ phantom corruption investigations.
This was contained in a statement signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan, Oyo State.