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SUMMARY The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 30 suspected internet fraudsters in Agbede community, Ilorin, including six students of Kwara State Polytechnic. The arrests followed a sting operation on Wednesday in two buildings flagged for suspected internet-related fraud...

The Digest: Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following the permanent forfeiture of $13 million linked to socialite Aisha Achimugu. The EFCC discovered that part of the funds was sourced from contractors working with...

The Digest: A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of $13 million linked to Lagos socialite Aisha Achimugu and her company, Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Limited. Justice Emeka Nwite held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission successfully proved the funds...

The Digest: Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday cordoned off the Abuja residence of former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, restricting movement in the area. According to eyewitness accounts, operatives arrived in multiple buses and took...

The Digest: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai arrived at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday morning under heavy security for his arraignment over alleged corruption-related offences. El-Rufai, dressed in a light green babanriga, was escorted into the courtroom at...

The Digest: The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission will arraign former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Kaduna over alleged conversion of public property and money laundering. A separate case has also been filed...

The Digest: Former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami has declared he has no regrets over his actions while in office, speaking after regaining freedom following months in EFCC, DSS, and prison custody. Malami, his wife, and son face 16-count money laundering charges (all pleaded not guilty). He...

The Digest: Nigerian authorities have arrested Nzube Ikeji, 31, following an OCCRP documentary exposing an online fraud operation where he allegedly posed as the Crown Prince of Dubai. The arrest came as a second Romanian victim, identified as Ana, came forward with documents showing she was...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Peiyuan Niu, a 40-year-old Chinese national, wanted over an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence. In a public notice by spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the EFCC stated Niu's last known address is 111 Kudirat...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Peiyuan Niu, a 40-year-old Chinese national, wanted over an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence. In a public notice by spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the EFCC stated Niu's last known address is 111 Kudirat...

The Digest: A federal high court in Abuja has granted bail to former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami, his wife Asabe Bashir, and their son Abdulaziz Malami in the sum of N200 million each with two sureties in like sum. Presiding Judge Joyce Abdulmalik ordered that one of the sureties must...

The Digest: An Anambra State High Court has convicted and sentenced the Managing Director of Orient Petroleum Resources Plc, Nnaemeka Nwawka, and the Registered Trustees of Sage Nebefeife Foundation to 14 years imprisonment each for fraud involving N25 billion. The defendants were found guilty...

The Digest: A Federal High Court in Abuja has voided the bail previously granted to former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami, ordering his remand at Kuje Correctional Centre. The ruling, delivered Friday by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, followed the reassignment of the case involving alleged money...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Fidet Okhiria, former managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), over alleged fraud totalling $385,000 and N165,438,000. Okhiria was brought before the special offences court in Ikeja, Lagos, on...

The Digest: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has issued a strong warning to the federal government following the continued detention of ex-Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai. Now eight days in custody, el-Rufai’s health is deteriorating, sparking concern from family, allies, and opposition...

The Digest: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai suffered an overnight nosebleed while in detention, and his wife was prevented from delivering a meal directly to him, according to his media aide Muyiwa Adekeye. In a statement Monday night, Adekeye revealed that on February 17, one of...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 20 suspects for alleged vote buying and selling during Saturday's FCT area council elections, recovering over N17 million from the operations. In a statement, the anti-graft agency revealed one suspect was arrested...

The Digest: Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have raided the Aso Drive residence of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, just hours after he was granted bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). El-Rufai's...

The Digest: The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has taken former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai into custody in connection with ongoing investigations, just hours after his release from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a...

The Digest: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai was detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday night after hours of interrogation over alleged N432 billion corruption during his eight-year tenure, multiple sources confirmed. The detention follows a Kaduna...