The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Directorate, on Wednesday arraigned Esther Ashivelli Dawaki and Shehu Aliyu Fatange before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on allegations of money laundering and vote buying involving about ₦26.4 million.According to the EFCC, the funds were discovered in a Toyota Corolla parked at
Abuja, Nigeria – September 11, 2025 The immediate past Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has reported to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja following an invitation linked to ongoing investigations into alleged financial misconduct.Kyari, who left office in July 2025, is being questioned
Abuja, Nigeria | September 4, 2025 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Dennis Tamarakuro, also known by the alias Keisha Reynolds, for defrauding a United States-based non-governmental organisation, Pregnancy Support Network, of $71,795.41. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, delivered the judgment after Tamarakuro pleaded
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Mr. Ahamba Tochukwu, Chief Executive Officer of Gavice Logistics Limited, for allegedly defrauding hundreds of unsuspecting investors in a Ponzi-style logistics investment scheme valued at about ₦2 billion. In a statement on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency disclosed that Tochukwu lured investors with promises of high returns
Abuja, Nigeria – September 4, 2025 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Ahamba Tochukwu, Chief Executive Officer of Gavice Logistics Limited, over allegations of defrauding more than 400 investors of over ₦2 billion in a suspected Ponzi scheme. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity,
Abuja, September 3, 2025 – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced plans to intensify monitoring and enforcement measures at the private wings of Nigeria’s airports in a renewed effort to curb illicit financial transactions. The Commission expressed concerns that private terminals have increasingly become channels for suspicious financial movements, currency smuggling, and
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on Nigerians who suffered financial losses through the now-defunct CryptoBridge Exchange (CBEX) to visit its offices in Lagos and Ibadan to assist in ongoing investigations aimed at securing justice and recovering funds. This appeal was contained in an official statement issued by the Commission’s Head of
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially declared prominent Adamawa-born businessman, industrialist, and investor, Abdullahi Bashir Haske, wanted in connection with serious allegations bordering on criminal conspiracy and money laundering. According to a public notice issued by the anti-graft agency, Haske is being sought for questioning over financial transactions that investigators believe may
In a major breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to sanitize Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over N5 billion and $10 million from individuals and entities implicated in the massive fraud surrounding the botched Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) of Nigeria’s three major refineries, Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna.
LAGOS, July 25, 2025 – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a full-scale investigation into a startling discovery of a parcel containing over ₦426 billion worth of foreign currency intercepted at a Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) facility in Lagos. According to insider sources, the large cache of foreign currency, neatly concealed in
