Tag: EFCC

Corruption: Acting.Acct-General, Nwabuoku, also under probe by EFCC – Sources

Aminu Imam

The newly appointed Overseer of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, (OAGF), Anamekwe Nwabuoku, has a heavy corruption dossier and is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), according to reports. Recall that Nwabuoku was on Sunday appointed to oversee the office in the absence of the suspended AGF, Ahmed Idris, who has been in EFCC custody for over a week while undergoing investigation for fraud to the tune of N80 billion. According to an issued statement by the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National…

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How 2 Benue govt. officials withdrew N23bn from State Accounts – EFCC

Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arrested two Benue State officials over their involvement in the over-the-counter withdrawal of N23 billion. It was gathered that the two officials are a Director of Finance and Accounts in the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Gbaigyo Emmanuel, and a cashier, in the Benue State Bureau for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs,Andoor Festus. The suspicious withdrawals, according to EFCC documents, were made in cash over-the-counter from eight bank accounts operated by four agencies of the Benue State Government. A senior…

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EFCC quizzes Former House Of Reps. Speaker, Etteh over alleged N130m contract

Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, arrested the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh, over alleged contract fraud. The Special Duty Unit of the anti-graft agency had arrested her following suspected involvement in a solar-power electrification project scam in Akwa Ibom State. According to reports, Etteh had received a N130 million from a contractor, who was awarded the contract in the state by the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC). Sources familiar with the case reportedly revealed that a company named Phin Jin Project Limited was…

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N80bn Money Laundering: EFCC nabs Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris

Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris, has reportedly been arrested over alleged money laundering and diversion of public funds. Those familiar with the development said Idris was intercepted in Kano by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), yesterday evening and was flown to Abuja, the nation’s capital, for interrogation. According to sources, the EFCC has for some time now been investigating a case of diversion of at least N80 billion in public funds which were allegedly laundered through some bogus contracts. The companies used in laundering the funds have…

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EFCC probes AGF’s aides over ‘sale’ of presidential pardon

Aminu Imam

Some aides to the Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), have reportedly been grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). According to reports, the EFCC quizzed the aides for allegedly selling presidential pardon. The decision was reached during a Council of State meeting presided over by Buhari on April 15. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had pardoned about 159 convicts, including a former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, and former Governor Jolly Nyame, of Taraba State, who are both in prison for diverting billions of…

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Alleged N435bn Fraud: EFCC declares Rivers Accountant-General, 58 others wanted

Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has declared about 59 suspects wanted for various fraudulent activities amounting to about N435bn and $397,758,000. Among the 59 were four Rivers State government officials, including the Accountant-General of the State, Fubara Siminayi, wanted over suspected N117 billion fraud, alleged criminal conspiracy, money laundering, and misappropriation of public funds and abuse of office. The Commission, in a wanted list posted on its website, said the offences range from money laundering to obtaining money by false pretence, fraud, internet-related offences and issuance of dud…

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N100m APC Presidential Nomination Form: Lawyer gives EFCC, ICPC 7 days to summon Nwajiuba, Ngige, Amaechi

Aminu Imam

…Threatens lawsuit An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, a seven days’ notice to summon serving ministers and All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants. The lawyer said the anti-graft agencies must summon the ministers and other government officials who picked up bogus APC 2023 nomination forms to explain the source of funding as their salaries for four years combined cannot afford such exorbitant fees charged by the ruling party. Olajengbesi, who…

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PMB’s Presidential Pardon: ‘Morale now low in handling high-profile cases’ — EFCC, ICPC prosecutors

Aminu Imam

Some operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), handling high-profiled cases for the Commission in various courts have said their morale is becoming lower than before due to a recent presidential pardon. The operatives, who spoke anonymously in separate interviews, said their dampened morale was based on the recent presidential pardon granted to the former governors of Plateau and Taraba States, Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame respectively. Dariye and Nyame were jailed for embezzling N1.16bn and N1.6bn,…

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Tambuwal dares EFCC on alleged diversion of N189bn

Aminu Imam

The Sokoto State government yesterday denied an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s interim report that N189 billion was allegedly diverted from the state’s coffers. Special Adviser Media and Publicity to Governor Aminu Tambuwal, of Sokoto State, Muhammad Bello, who described the media reports as false, said the government was ready “with all relevant documents to challenge any report from the EFCC or any other anti-corruption body on the public finances of Sokoto State.” Bello, in a statement issued in Abuja, said; “Our attention has been drawn to reckless and…

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APCON, NBC, EFCC team up to combat economic crimes in media, advertising industry

Aminu Imam

The Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), Balarabe Ilelah, and the Registrar/Chief Executive of Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), Olalekan Fadolapo, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa, at the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja to strategise on ways to combat financial and economic crimes in the media industry. The DG of NBC and the Registrar of APCON solicited the support of EFCC towards sanitising the media/advertising industry and eliminating the iniquitous activities of some operators in the sector which…

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