Tag: EFCC

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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EFCC returns $132, 362, ₦78m to foreign fraud victims 

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Taron manema labarai

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), yesterday returned a total sum of $132,362.43 and ₦78,566,324.81 to victims of fraud from the United States, Spain, and Switzerland. Other assets, including vehicles and real estate documents, were also handed over to representatives of these countries in Nigeria for restitution to those affected by fraudulent activities. Speaking at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede urged countries withholding assets and funds recovered from financial and economic criminals to release them for victim restitution. He said, “We are using this…

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EFCC given 72 hrs to arrest el-Rufa’i over alleged misuse of ₦423bn

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EFCC to arrest el Rufa'i

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been given a 72-hour ultimatum to arrest former governor of Kaduna State,Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i over alleged misuse of over ₦423 billion while at the helm of affairs in the State. The Northern Christians Accord (NCA) behind the call, in a statement issued on Thursday, noted that it was long overdue for the EFCC to arrest and probe el-Rufa’i on the alleged committal of the infraction. Led by Gideon Jato, the group wondered why it would take the EFCC such a long time…

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Northern Elders Forum condemns arrest of Professor Usman Yusuf by EFCC, demands for his immediate release

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Northern Elders' Forum endorse3

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has strongly condemned the arrest of Professor Usman Yusuf, a renowned academic and hematology-oncology expert by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as politically-motivated. According to a press statement released by the NEF, Professor Yusuf was taken into custody at his Abuja residence on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, around 4:30 p.m. On Thursday, January 30, 2025, the Professor was arraigned before the Federal High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), presided over by Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu. However, the…

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CNG flays Prof. Yusuf Usman’s arrest, demands his release

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CNG calls on FG

…Warns against stifling free speech The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has condemned the arrest and continued detention of Prof. Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), describing it as an attempt to suppress dissent. In a statement issued yesterday by the group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, the CNG expressed concern over the detention of Prof. Yusuf, who has been an outspoken critic of the current administration. The Coalition asserted that Yusuf’s arrest was politically-motivated…

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Court adjourns arraignment of ex-NHIS boss, orders remand in EFCC custody

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Kuje has postponed the arraignment of former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS),  Prof. Usman Yusuf, until February 3. Recall that Yusuf was taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, and appeared before Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu yesterday to face fraud allegations. However, the court delayed the case to permit charge amendments. This development was disclosed in an EFCC statement issued yesterday. During the brief hearing, defense counsel Isah Dokto Haruna requested bail…

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EFCC operatives raid ex-NHIS Exec. Secretary, Usman Yusuf’s residence, arrest him

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EFCC

A member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof Usman Yusuf, was yesterday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), According to sources, who spoke to newsmen  yesterday, Yusuf was arrested by a large number of EFCC operatives who stormed his residence yesterday. “A truckload of EFCC operatives stormed Prof Usman Yusuf’s residence and arrested him”, one of the sources said. Yusuf, a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, (NHIS), faced trouble during President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, following a petition submitted by a group to…

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