Tag: EFCC

“EFCC now APC’s attack dog, not anti-graft agency” – Coalition

Aminu Imam
Coalition on EFCC

The Coalition Against Injustice in Nigeria, (CAIN), has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of abandoning its core mandate, alleging that the agency has been reduced to a tool for political witch-hunt, media trial and selective prosecution. In an issued statement jointly signed by its President, Abdulganiyu Lukman, National Secretary, Ifeoma Ada Chimezie, and National PRO, Musa Shehu Ado, the group faulted the EFCC’s current leadership, claiming it targets opposition figures while shielding ruling party members from scrutiny. CAIN questioned why high-profile politicians facing allegations of corruption, including…

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‘How Atiku’s son-in- law fooled  us, escaped with second passport’ – EFCC  

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EFCC on Atiku's in law

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has explained how businessman Abdullahi Bashir Haske, the founder of AA & R Investment Group and son-in-law to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar escaped Nigeria. Recall that the anti-graft agency declared Haske wanted over alleged criminal conspiracy and money laundering. However, according to reports, Haske was earlier questioned and detained by authorities, with his passport seized to prevent him from fleeing. But he managed to escape using another passport. “The EFCC took one of his passport but he escaped with another passport”, a…

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EFCC detains NAHCON Finance Chiefs over alleged ₦50bn Hajj fraud

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EFCC detains

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the Commissioner of Policy, Personnel and Finance at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Aliu AbdulRazak, and the Director of Finance and Accounts, Aminu Y. Muhammed, over alleged financial mismanagement in the 2025 Hajj exercise. According to reports, the two officials honoured an EFCC invitation on Monday, but remained in custody late into the night. Their detention follows growing allegations of corruption and irregular spending linked to NAHCON’s Chairman, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman (“Pakistan”), under whose watch more than ₦50…

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EFCC recovers billions in refinery turnaround maintenance fraud

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EFCC recovers

…Moves to prosecute ex-NNPCL officials The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over ₦5 billion and $10 million from contractors and former officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) indicted in the controversial turnaround maintenance of Nigeria’s refineries in Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Warri. Findings revealed that the anti-graft agency is also pursuing the recovery of an additional ₦10 billion and $13 million allegedly siphoned through inflated contracts awarded for the rehabilitation of the refineries in Port Harcourt, Kaduna, and Warri. Sources disclosed that EFCC Chairman,…

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Former Sokoto gov. Tambuwal released after EFCC detention

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Tambuwal released

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, a day after he was summoned and interrogated at the agency’s Abuja headquarters. Tambuwal, a political associate of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, was taken into custody on Monday following his arrival at the commission’s office around 11:30 a.m. He was grilled over allegations of fraudulent cash withdrawals amounting to ₦189 billion. According to EFCC sources, the investigation is centred on possible breaches of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. The transactions under scrutiny…

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Sen. Aminu Tambuwal in EFCC custody over alleged ₦189bn fraud

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Tambuwal in EFCC custody

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has taken former Sokoto State governor and serving Senator, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, into custody over allegations of massive cash withdrawals totaling ₦189 billion during his eight-year tenure as governor. Tambuwal, who currently represents Sokoto-South in the 10th Senate, arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja at about 11:30 a.m. yesterday, and was immediately ushered in for questioning. The alleged infractions reportedly contravene provisions of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. While details of yesterday’s interrogation remain sketchy, sources familiar with the…

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Alleged ₦2.5bn scam: EFCC arrests ex-Plateau Speaker, 14 others

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EFCC arrests ex Speaker

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has arrested a former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Moses Thomas Sule, alongside 14 former lawmakers, over allegations of money laundering and abuse of office. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the EFCC’s Makurdi Zonal Directorate on Tuesday, following petitions from concerned citizens in the state. According to a statement released by the Commission, the former legislators allegedly violated provisions of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and were also implicated in procurement irregularities. The 14 others…

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FG to sell 753 housing units recovered from ex-CBN gov. Emefiele

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FG on Emefiele estate

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has officially taken delivery of a 753-unit housing estate formerly owned by embattled ex-Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. The Ministry said that the property was handed over by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. In an issued statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Salisu Haiba, “The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has taken delivery of the 753 Housing Units Abuja housing estate of…

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“Billions missing, no projects in sight” – Group alerts EFCC on alleged fraud in Zamfara

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Zamfara group alerts EFCC

A civic advocacy group, Zamfara Accountability and Development Coalition (ZADC), has accused top officials in the state of diverting funds meant for local government development. In a statement it issued yesterday signed by Salisu Bako Maradun, its president, the group alleged that a “self-serving alliance” involving some commissioners serving in the state government is responsible for the alleged fraud. Part of the statement read: “These individuals have captured the financial architecture of Zamfara’s 14 local governments. Their actions amount to economic sabotage and a betrayal of public trust”. ZADC alleged…

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$3bn Refinery Scandal: EFCC arrests sacked MDs, traces ₦80bn to one account 

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EFCC arrests sacked MDs

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arrested former managing directors and top officials of Nigeria’s three state-owned refineries over an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud involving the rehabilitation of the plants. Those detained include former heads of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. The EFCC is probing the alleged mismanagement of $2.95 billion earmarked for the revamp of the facilities. A breakdown of the funds under investigation shows $1.56 billion allocated to the Port Harcourt refinery, $740 million to Kaduna…

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