Abeg naa. Make we join hands fight this #corruption so that our country go better for our children. #SayNoToCorruption #CorruptionKills #SayNoToCyberCrimes #JoinTheFightAgainstCorruption #EFCC #TheFightAgainstCorruption #FightingForYou

EFCC Arrests Five Suppliers of Suspected Adulterated Oil to a Multinational Company in Port Harcourt . . Operatives of the Port Harcour Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested five suppliers of suspected illegally- refined petroleum products to a multinational construction company in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. . . They were arrested on Wednesday September 1, 2021 at the premises of the company, around Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, while off-loading the suspected illegally - refined products.  The suspects are: Kelvin Ibe; Anslem Onyelosi; Kelly Omamogho, Jude Tochi and Kelvin Duru. For details of this and other stories, visit our website at www.efcc.gov.ng . . #IllegalOilBunkering #EconomicCrime #Crime #Fraud #Corruption #EFCC #TheFightAgainstCorruption #FightingForYou

Offa Poly Student to Spend One Year in Jail over Cybercrime . . Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday, September 2, 2021 sentenced one Olaleye Rosheed, a student of Federal Polytechnic, Offa, to one year imprisonment over offences bordering on attempted cheating and internet fraud. . . Olaleye, 21, was prosecuted on one count by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. For details of this and other stories, visit our website at www.efcc.gov.ng . . #InternetFraudster #YahooYahoo #YahooBoy #CyberCrime #Impersonation #ObtainingByFalsePretence #Crime #Fraud #Corruption #Jail #Prison #EFCC #TheFightAgainstCorruption #FightingForYou

Lekki Now Hotbed of Cyber Crime – EFCC . . 402 suspects arrested in three months . . Lekki, the fast-developing upper middle class area of Lagos Metropolis, is emerging as the new hub of internet-related fraud. Data from the investigation activities of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for the second quarter of 2021, indicates that Lekki District is the preferred location for all manner of cyber fraud syndicates. . . Between April and June, 2021, the Advance Fee Fraud and Cyber Crime Sections of the Command recorded a total of 402 internet-related fraud arrests. While the Advance Fee Fraud Section was responsible for 243 arrests, the Cyber Crime Section executed 18 sting operations which resulted in 159 arrests, from which 13 convictions have so far been recorded. . . Of the 159 suspects arrested by the Cyber Crime Section, 70 are from Lekki, comprising communities such as Ajah, Badore, Victoria Garden City, Sangotedo and Oniru. For details of this and other stories, visit our website at www.efcc.gov.ng . . #InternetFraudsters #YahooBoys #YahooYahoo #Impersonation #ObtainingByFalsePretence #LoveScam #RomanceScam #Scam #CyberCrime #Crime #Fraud #Corruption #EFCC #TheFightAgainstCorruption #FightingForYou

Court Freezes Jailed Ex-Bank PHB MD, Atuche’s N19.1bn . . Justice Lateefat Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, has ordered the freezing of the assets and funds to the tune of N19, 178, 253,050 belonging to a convicted former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, Francis Atuche. . . The Judge gave the order on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on August 17, 2021. . . The funds, investigation showed, were domiciled in 24 different banks in Nigeria, including Citi Bank Limited; Ecobank Nigeria Limited; First Bank of Nigeria Plc; First City Monument Bank (FCMB); Globus Bank Limited; Fidelity Bank Plc; Keystone Bank Limited; Lotus Bank Limited and Mainstreet Bank Plc. For details of this and other stories, visit our website at www.efcc.gov.ng . . #Stealing #Conspiracy #CourtOrder #Crime #Fraud #Corruption #Scam #Convicts #EFCC #TheFightAgainstCorruption #FightingForYou

Compliance with Extant Laws Essential for Public Accountability - Bawa . . The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa today September 2, 2021, advocated strict compliance with and enforcement of extant laws and regulations to promote public accountability and the fight against corruption in Nigeria. . . The EFCC boss who spoke through the Commission’s Director, Public Affairs, Osita Nwajah at a roundtable on Accountability organized by the Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism, PTCIJ, at the Orisun Art Source, Abuja, noted that “there is no better prevention tool than a vigorous enforcement regime, one that is applied across the board in strict adherence with extant laws, rules and regulations”. For details of this and other stories, visit our website at www.efcc.gov.ng . . #EFCC #TheFightAgainstCorruption #FightingForYou

EFCC Arrests 10 for Forex Scam in Kano . . The Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested ten suspected fraudsters for alleged involvement in forging travel documents to procure foreign exchange from commercial banks in Kano. . . The suspects were arrested following intelligence which indicated that a syndicate of fraudsters was perpetrating the crime around Fagge and Gwammaja areas of Kano State. . . They will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded. #ForexScam #Scam #Crime #Corruption #Fraud #EFCC #TheFightAgainstCorruption #FightingForYou

Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of Firm’s N5.3b  . . Justice Tijanni Garba Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of N5, 318,517,789.48 found in the account of a company, Kaiser Strategic Services Limited. . . Justice Ringim gave the order, following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.  . . Moving the application on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, counsel to the Commission, Rotimi Oyedepo, told the court that the money was deposited in three accounts in tranches of N1,407,182,797.00, N2,275,525,493.17 and N1,635,809,499.31. For details of this and other stories, visit our website at www.efcc.gov.ng . . #CourtOrder #EFCC #TheFightAgainstCorruption #FightingForYou

The #EagleEye was specially developed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, #EFCC to ease the reporting of economic and financial crimes. . . In view of this, there are three (3) easy steps one must take in reporting economic and financial crimes, using the #EagleEye application; 1. Go to your App Store or Google Play and install the app (Eagle Eye); 2. Take snapshots and 3. Upload pictures! You can as well visit www.eagleeye.efcc.gov.ng for more information. . . #EagleEye #EFCC #TheFightAgainstCorruption #FightingForYou

Court Jails 10 Internet Fraudsters in Abuja . . The Abuja Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, August 30, 2021 arraigned and secured the conviction and sentencing of 10 internet fraudsters to various prison terms. . . The convicts: Ulukpo Victor Obokparo, Osondu Stanley, Habib Iko-Ojo, Precious Ani, Emmanuel Philip Ikpan, Umar Farouk Mohammed, Israel Kue, Kingsley Mathew, Ibrahim Oyolade and Taiwo Samuel, were prosecuted before Justice Hamza Mu’azu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja for offences bordering on cheating, misrepresentation, romance scam, obtaining by false pretenses and defrauding foreigners via internet. For details of this and other stories, visit our website at www.efcc.gov.ng . . #YahooYahoo #YahooBoys #CyberCrime #Impersonation #ObtainingByFalsePretence #Crime #Fraud #Corruption #Jail #Prison #EFCC #TheFightAgainstCorruption #FightingForYou

Group Seeks EFCC’s Help in Preventing Mobile Banking Fraud . . The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been called upon to assist in checking fraudulent practices by some stakeholders in the mobile banking sector in the country. . . The call was made when the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN) paid a courtesy visit to the Kaduna State Command of the Commission as part of activities to herald the Association’s Annual Conference 2021. . . Deputy Commander of the EFCC Kaduna Command, Suleiman Na’aba while commending the association, said that mobile money operators and other stakeholders needed to come together to scrutinize some of the existing laws guiding their operations because most of the members often claim ignorance, thereby falling victims to fraudsters. For details of this and other stories, visit our website at www.efcc.gov.ng . . #EFCC #TheFightAgainstCorruption #FightingForYou

Kwara Poly Student, One Other Convicted of Cybercrime . . The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday August 31, 2021 secured the conviction one Oyadiji Temitope Ridwan, a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, and one Asimiyu Idris over offences bordering on personation and internet fraud. . . Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin convicted and sentenced the defendants to various jail terms, having found them guilty of the separate charges levelled against them by the anti-graft agency. For details of this and other stories, visit our website at www.efcc.gov.ng . . #YahooBoys #YahooYahoo #CyberCrime #Impersonation #Stealing #ObtainingByFalsePretence #Crime #Fraud #Corruption #Scam #Convictions #Jail #Prison #EFCC #TheFightAgainstCorruption #FightingForYou