LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Amos Olugbenga Olaniyan for allegedly defrauding people of more than N128,000,000 in a fraudulent investment scheme. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement said Olaniyan was nabbed following series of complaints. The petitioners alleged that Olaniyan, through his company, DHIL Nigeria Limited,…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately order the suspension of the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, to enable him face the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged looting of N1.5 trillion and $9.5 million dollars…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Sources at the anti-graft agency told Channels Television that the former governor is being questioned by a crack team of operatives at the EFCC headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja, the…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Port Harcourt Zonal Office, has arrested the leader of a syndicate involved in the buying and selling of human organs for trafficking to foreigners. The leader identified as Ukaeje John Emeka (alias Dr. Phil Mark, Dr. Donald Phillip, Dr. Wesley David), was arrested on April 16,…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a Lagos banker, Elizabeth Modupe Osunjuyigbe for an alleged fraudulent diversion of funds to the tune of over ₦34m In a statement issued on Friday by EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, the Lagos zonal office of the anti-graft agency quizzed the suspect said to…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged illegal financial dealings and misappropriation of funds. Yari, who was arrested on Tuesday by operatives of the anti-graft agency, was taken to the Sokoto office of the commission where he was detained…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sealed off three residential apartments allegedly owned by the former Governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode. Reports say the two apartments linked to the former governor including the one he intended to use for hotel, which is presently under construction in Ikeja GRA, were put…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Peter Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Nyanya in Abuja, has convicted internet fraudster, Farouk Olamilekan. The Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) arrested Olamilekan on January 29, 2021, in the Mpape area of Abuja. Operatives stormed the location after intelligence on his academy where young boys were trained on internet fraud….