A Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) request to freeze 67 bank accounts linked to an alleged ₦52.9 million fraud case. Key Highlights:Justice Emeka Nwite granted the EFCC’s application after the agency’s counsel, Martha Babatunde, presented an ex-parte motion. The motion, filed under suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1895/V/2024, sought […]
The EFCC has secured a court order for the final forfeiture of a warehouse and 54 steel containers in Ogun State linked to fraudulent activities. The Federal High Court in Lagos has issued a final forfeiture order for a warehouse and 54 steel containers located in Ogun State. These properties, suspected to have been acquired […]
Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has postponed the arraignment of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to November 27, 2024, following new 16-count charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello, along with Shuabu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, is facing charges related to criminal […]
Former Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has affirmed he has nothing to conceal about his eight-year administration following an invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Okowa stated that the commotion surrounding his visit to the EFCC’s office was a calculated move by unnamed political figures in Delta State ahead of the 2027 […]
The New Delta Coalition (NDC), an advocacy group for good governance, has reacted to the recent arrest of former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of N1.3 trillion in state funds. In a statement from Godwin Anaughe, the group’s convener, the NDC expressed disappointment but […]