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EFCC arrests Babalakin on hospital bed

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Latest Politics Thursday, December 6th, 2012

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited, Dr. Wale Babalakin, since Tuesday evening in defiance of the order of a Federal High Court, which restrained the anti graft agency from going ahead with his arraignment and trial. Sources at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos disclosed […]

EFCC intensifies move to arrest Babalakin

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Friday, November 23rd, 2012

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have intensified moves to arrest the Chief Executive Officer of Bi-Courtney, Mr. Wale Babalakin. The commission had summoned Babalakin to appear before it on Thursday and had since put him under surveillance. It was gathered that the operatives of the commission were at the residence of the […]

Senate queries EFCC’s ‘outrageous’ 2013 budget

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Legislature, Senate Thursday, November 22nd, 2012

EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde | credits: The Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, and Anticorruption on Thursday questioned the expenses of the Economic and financial Crimes Commission which the committee described as outrageous. While considering the agency’s 2013 budget proposals, Senators frowned at the huge allocations for travels and trainings, and directed the EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim […]

EFCC arraigns FAAN official for $1.4m money laundering

Posted by admin Aviation, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

Olokor, Abuja 9 Comments EFCC Boss, IBRAHIM LAMORDE | credits: File The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced investigation into the complicity of some staff of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, following the arrest of one of its officials, Akinyele Adetule, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for being in possession of […]

EFCC arrests 12 suspected land racketeers

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Friday, November 2nd, 2012

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 12 suspected land racketeers who operate in the Abuja Geographical Information Service. Although the details of the arrest were sketchy, our correspondent gathered that it was carried out on Wednesday by a Special Task Force of the commission comprising its Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, and […]

N15bn fraud: Ex-gov, 6 others for fresh trial -Court

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Governors Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

FORMER Nasarawa State governor, Aliyu Akwe Doma and six others listed in an alleged N15 billion money laundering charge would have their trial starting afresh, starting with fresh arraignment, a Federal High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, said this on Wednesday. The de novo trial order was consequent upon the transfer of the trial judge, Justice […]

Fuel fraud: EFCC to arraign four more suspects

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Monday, October 8th, 2012

By Soni Daniel Abuja — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will today arraign another set of four fuel subsidy suspects in Abuja over the alleged fraudulent claim of N1,051,030,434,63 from the government. The suspects, who are to appear before Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the FCT High Court on a 17-count charge are AIhaji […]

EFCC arraigns 10 marketers over N10bn scam today

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Thursday, October 4th, 2012

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is to arraign fresh suspects in the ongoing trial of persons and organisations implicated in the fuel subsidy scam. According to the anti-graft agency, 10 suspects comprising four companies and six individuals will be arraigned today (Friday) before Justice Habeeb Abiru of a High Court in Ikeja. A statement by […]

Wanted oil marketers refuse to surrender to EFCC

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

The three oil marketers declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the fuel subsidy scam have yet to surrender themselves, it was revealed on Tuesday. Spokesman for the anti-graft agency, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed to our correspondent that the marketers were still on the wanted list of the EFCC. He said, “The […]

EFCC Arrests Man With $7m Cash

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Friday, September 28th, 2012

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it had arrested a self-confessed money laun-dering courier, one Abubakar Tijani Sheriff, with $7 million cash (about N1.1 billion) while attemp-ting to travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. He had reportedly confessed that 20 individuals hired him to courier the […]