LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A suspected hacker identified as Michael Anan Onimisi was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly developing a software code named: “Bee-Leaf” and “Real-Eve” to defraud First City Monument Bank Plc. He was arraigned before Justice R.M Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna on six-count charges…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday, October 6, 2023 continued the trial of one Wilson Daphey (a.ka.a Jefrey Guiseppe) before Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on nine -count charges bordering on obtaining money under false pretence and money laundering. Daphey allegedly manipulated…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured an arrest warrant for former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The EFCC Acting spokesman, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday. Meanwhile, the anti-graft agency has also initiated extradition proceedings to bring the former minister back to Nigeria. Recall that…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Emee Oil And Gas Nig. Ltd., Florence Onojame, who allegedly defrauded Access Bank of N4.4 billion. NAN reports that Onojame appeared before an Ikeja Special Offences Court alongside her company on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Christine Brown, a British national and a victim of internet fraud was on Monday, August 28, 2023 presented with the sum of $26,000USD by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Brown expressed gratitude to the Commission for its efforts which she said, has brought some succour…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has successfully obtained a conviction against Ibrahim Musa Dabai in Kano state. Dabai was found guilty of a single-count charge related to manipulating Nigerian currency. It was reported that Dabai was arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. During…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Enugu Zonal Command on Wednesday July 19, 2023, arraigned one Obiorah Anthony Emelife before Justice C.O Ajah of Enugu State High Court, Enugu for alleged Seventy-two Million Naira fraud. The defendant was arrested sometime in 2023 following a petition that he allegedly defrauded one Atansi Obinna…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Aphalanx of anti-graft operatives came under attack on Sunday night while executing a search warrant at the residence of Abdullahi Adamu, chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Peoples Gazette learnt. The agents from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrived around 8:00 p.m. at Mr Adamu’s house on Ali Akilu Crescent,…