Tag: EFCC

Kaduna: Shehu Sani urges EFCC to probe el-Rufai’s 8yr tenure 

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Shehu Sani urges EFCC

As former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el Rufa’i, has today honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), activist and one-time Senator representing Kaduna-Central, Shehu Sani, have asked the former governor to explain to the people of the state how over 400 billions of Naira was spent without any visible project. Speaking on a television programme, the lawmaker said el-Rufa’i should also account for $350m loan he took while in power. According to him, the level of repression under him in Kaduna was such that has never…

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Money Laundering: “El-Rufa’i defies agents at Abuja airport, avoids arrest

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el rufai on arrest

…”He’ll honour EFCC invitation on Monday” – Counsel Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, will appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday. Counsel to the former governor, Ubong Esop Akpan, disclosed this yesterday while reacting to the alleged attempt by security operatives to arrest el-Rufa’i at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Akpan said his client was approached by security agents yesterday afternoon upon his arrival from Cairo aboard EgyptAir flight MS 877. Describing the development as a violation of constitutional rights, the lawyer accused authorities…

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Ex-AGF, Malami moves against seizure of his assets 

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Ex AGF, Malami moves

Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami has told a court that he earned ₦374m from salaries, ₦10.17bn from private businesses, N958m as gifts from personal friends, as he seeks to vacate an Interim Order which directed the seizure of 57 properties linked to him. Malami revealed this through his lawyer, Joseph Daudu, (SAN), who made the declaration in a Motion on Notice filed on Malami’s behalf at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the court to vacate an interim order made against three of the 57 properties…

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Family raises alarm, as ex-NIMASA Boss, Bashir Jamoh, detained over unproven ₦1tr allegations

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Bashir Jamoh's family raises alarm

The family of former Managing Director of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has raised serious concerns over what it described as the manner of his arrest and continued incommunicado detention, following reports that anti-graft agencies are investigating him over alleged financial improprieties amounting to nearly ₦1 trillion. While officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other agencies are said to be reviewing transactions linked to Jamoh’s tenure at NIMASA, no formal charge has been filed, and no court has established wrongdoing.…

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Court grants interim forfeiture of 57 properties, valued at ₦213.2bn linked to Malami, 3 others

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Court grants on Malami

A  Federal High Court  sitting in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation  and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and two of his sons,  AbdulAziz Malami and AbdulRahman Malami, to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an ex-parte Motion moved by counsel to  the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  (EFCC), Ekele Iheanacho (SAN). The multi-billion naira landed properties , valued at ₦213,234,120,000 are located in Abuja, Kebbi,…

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₦212bn Asset Scandal: EFCC uncovers ex-AGF Malami’s 41 properties, charges him with money laundering

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EFCC Malami

…Keeps him in custody despite bail The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has uncovered 41 properties valued at more than ₦212 billion allegedly linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, intensifying one of the most high-profile corruption probes involving a former top government official. The assets, traced to Kebbi State, Kano State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, reportedly include hotels, universities, schools, factories, fuel businesses, radio stations and luxury residential buildings. EFCC investigations put the total value of the properties…

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Tinubu’s govt. under fire over alleged persecution of Malami

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Tinubu’s govt. under fire

A coalition of Northern youth groups has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of orchestrating a campaign of persecution against prominent Northern opposition figures, including Abubakar Malami. The group, which held a press conference at Arewa House in Kaduna, claimed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is being used as a tool for selective justice and intimidation. Chairman of the Coalition of Northern Youth Groups, Hamza Bala, said: “We firmly believe that President Bola Tinubu is orchestrating this malicious campaign against Abubakar Malami, his family, associates, and other opposition…

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Ex-AGF Malami’s hotel taken over by Police, amid EFCC probe

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Malami’s hotel

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have taken over the Azbir Hotel and Azbir Arena, which belong to the former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), in Kebbi State. This action follows his investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged money laundering and abuse of office. Recall that the anti-graft agency invited Malami for questioning on November 28. Earlier, Malami raised serious alarm over what he described as “threatening actions” by the EFCC, as its operatives conducted coordinated raids on…

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Alleged ₦3.47tr sleaze: Buhari’s ministers on trial

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Several senior figures linked to the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari are being investigated and prosecuted for alleged corruption totalling an estimated ₦3.47 trillion. At the centre of the storm are former ministers and top officials widely perceived as close allies of the late past president and members of the current ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, (APC). The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently investigating Chris Ngige, a former Minister of Labour, over an alleged ₦2.2 billion fraud. Also, in November, the Commission declared a former…

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Ex-Anambra gov., Ngige arrested, spends night in EFCC custody

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Ngige arrested

A former Anambra State governor, Chris Ngige, was on Wednesday, arrested in Abuja. Ngige, who is also the immediate-past Minister of Labour and Employment, is currently with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). Ngige’s aide, Fred Chukwuelobe, in a statement posted on Facebook yesterday, said that about 20 operatives from the EFCC’s Wuse-II Zonal Office stormed the former minister’s residence on Justice Mohammed Bello Road, Asokoro, on Tuesday. He alleged that Ngige was “whisked away” without being allowed to change out of his pyjamas. Ngige was reportedly on an…

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