Tag: Interpol

Alleged N80.2bn fraud: EFCC uncovers Yahaya Bello’s plan to escape Nigeria

Aminu Imam
EFCC Yahaya Bello

…Immigration put him on watchlist The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has uncovered the plan of ex-Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, to leave Nigeria for Morocco via Cameroun amid the N80.2 billion fraud allegation against him. Recall that Bello, who is currently on the run, faces a 19-count charge, including allegations of money laundering, breach of trust, and misappropriation of public funds amounting to about N80.2 billion. Despite denying the allegations, he has repeatedly failed to appear before Justice Emeka Nwite on scheduled dates. On Thursday, June 27, the defendant failed…

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INTERPOL arrests over 70 suspected fraudsters linked to Black Axe cult in Nigeria

Aminu Imam

The International Criminal Police Organisation, (Interpol), says it has arrested 75 persons linked to one of Nigeria’s biggest cult groups, Black Axe. In a report, Interpol said it coordinated a global operation, codenamed: ‘Operation Jackal’, specifically against Black Axe. The operation involved 14 countries across four continents from September 26 to September 30, 2022. The international police described the group as one that is “rapidly becoming a major security threat worldwide”. “Black Axe and similar groups are responsible for the majority of the world’s cyber-enabled financial fraud as well as…

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AIG Garba Baba Umar elected VP Interpol

Aminu Imam

An Assistant Inspector-General of Police, (AIG), Garba Baba Umar, has been elected Vice-President (Africa) and Executive Committee Member of the International Criminal Police Organization, (ICPO) – INTERPOL. AIG Garba, who heads INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Nigeria, was elected in the early hours of yesterday, in Turkey. He was elected at the 89th INTERPOL General Assembly currently holding at the Halic Congress Hall, Istanbul. The 2021 General Assembly, which has in attendance 470 Police Chiefs, Ministers and Senior Law Enforcement Officials from the 195 INTERPOL member countries, seeks to…

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Interpol traces €500,000 COVID-19 fraud to Nigeria

Aminu Imam

The International Criminal Police Organisation, otherwise known as Interpol, has traced a €500,000 COVID-19 fraud to Nigeria. The organisation made this known in a statement on its website titled: ‘Unmasked: International COVID-19 fraud exposed’. According to the statement, the scheme was coordinated using compromised emails, advance-payment fraud, and money laundering. It stated that the fraud was uncovered by financial institutions and authorities across Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands, as part of a case coordinated by the Interpol. The authorities in Nigeria have arrested two suspects who are believed to be…

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