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Oladips Claims EFCC Extorted N10 Million Before His Release

Wale busari01 mins

Rapper Oladips has alleged that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) extorted N10 million from him before releasing him from detention. During a podcast interview with Hip TV, Oladips recounted his arrest in November 2024 and his five days in EFCC custody, saying no incriminating evidence was found against him. “I was cleared of everything, yet they still collected N10 million from me before I could leave,” he said. “What was the money for? What was all that stress and suffering for?” He expressed frustration over the ordeal, adding, “It’s just Nigeria. Nigeria just happened to me.” The EFCC has not yet reacted to his claims. "It was Zlatan that was sending me food…" Oladips shares details of what he suffered in EFCC custody. pic.twitter.com/uExxcW0lS2 — @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) October 29, 2025

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EFCC Warns Youths Against Greed and Quick Wealth Mentality

Kamal Yalwa05 mins

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised alarm over the increasing involvement of young Nigerians in fraudulent activities, blaming the surge on laziness, greed, and an unhealthy desire for quick wealth. According to the Commission, the obsession with material success among the youth is eroding moral values and weakening Nigeria’s ethical foundations. The EFCC described the trend as a dangerous shift in mindset, where many now prioritise luxury and fame over hard work, discipline, and integrity. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede made these remarks during an orientation and sensitisation programme for new students of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Nigerian Air Force, Mando, Kaduna, for the 2025/2026 academic session. Represented by Chief Superintendent Nana Fatima Abubakar from the EFCC Public Affairs Department, Olukoyede delivered a lecture titled “Dangers of Cybercrime.” He urged Nigerian youths to resist the lure of quick riches through illegal means, reminding them that there is no shortcut to success. “True success is earned through hard work, perseverance, and integrity. The urge to get rich overnight has destroyed many promising lives,” he warned. Olukoyede added that cybercrime not only leads to criminal prosecution but also results in loss of freedom, depression, and even death. The EFCC chairman lamented the growing popularity of internet fraud, widely known as “Yahoo Yahoo,” which many young people now see as an easy route to wealth. He attributed the mindset to social media influencers and peer groups that glamorise extravagant lifestyles. “The constant display of luxury cars, designer clothes, and foreign trips online has created unrealistic expectations among youths, who now believe crime is the only way to achieve success,” he said. Olukoyede encouraged students to channel their energy and creativity into legitimate ventures such as digital entrepreneurship, software development, and innovation. He stressed that the same internet used for fraud can also be a powerful tool for progress and impact. The EFCC also identified greed, laziness, lack of patriotism, and peer pressure as key factors pushing youths into financial crimes. Nana Fatima Abubakar, speaking on behalf of the Chairman, revealed that many cybercrime suspects confessed to being influenced by friends flaunting sudden wealth. “They want to live big without putting in effort. Some even mix fraud with drug use and fetish practices. It’s a dangerous cycle of moral decay,” she noted. The Commission further urged schools to integrate anti-corruption and digital ethics into their curriculum to educate students early. It also called on the public to join the fight against financial crimes by reporting suspicious activities through its Eagle Eye App, assuring that whistleblowers’ identities remain confidential. Olukoyede reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to protecting Nigeria’s image and future but stressed that success in fighting cybercrime requires collective responsibility. “Every youth has a choice to make — to build or to destroy. Nigeria needs your creativity and innovation, not crime and corruption,” he concluded. The EFCC’s warning serves as a timely reminder that while technology offers vast opportunities, it also poses risks when misused. The Commission insists that true and lasting success can only come from honesty, hard work, and integrity.

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EFCC Arraigns Ex-NSITF Chair Ngozi Olejeme For Alleged N1 Billion Money Laundering

Wale busari02 mins

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned former Chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme, before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly laundering N1 billion. In a statement on Friday, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said Olejeme is facing an eight-count charge bordering on money laundering, criminal conversion, and possession of illicit funds. According to the EFCC, while serving as NSITF board chairman in February 2012, Olejeme allegedly diverted N321.6 million into the Sterling Bank account of Adin Miles International Limited. She was also accused of directing one Chuka C. Eze to convert $2 million into naira for the same company, knowing that the money was proceeds of unlawful activity. Olejeme pleaded not guilty to all eight charges when they were read in court. Prosecuting counsel, Emenike Mgbemele, asked the court to fix a trial date and informed the judge that 14 witnesses would testify against the defendant. Her lawyer, Emeka Ogboguo (SAN), urged the court to grant her bail pending trial. Justice Nwite granted Olejeme temporary release to her counsel and adjourned the case until November 17, 2025, for the hearing of her bail application.  

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Alleged N33.2bn Fraud : EFCC Seeks Adjournment To Regularise Witness List against Dasuki

Fola Badmus04 mins

Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, October 8, 2025 adjourned the trial of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki(retd) to October 31, 2025 to allow the Commission update its list of witnesses and for continuation of trial. Dasuki is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on an amended 32-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and money laundering amounting to N33.2 billion. He is being tried alongside a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Aminu Baba-Kusa, and two companies — Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited. Count one reads: “That you COL. MOHAMMED SAMBO DASUKI (RTD.) whilst being the National Security Adviser, on or about 27th November, 2014 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, entrusted with dominion over certain properties, to wit: the sum of N10, 000, 000, 000 (Ten Billion Naira) being part of the funds in the account of National Security Adviser with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the equivalent of which sum you received from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in foreign currencies to wit: $47,000,000 (Forty Seven Million Dollars) and 5.6 million Euros purporting same to be for special security service, committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property when you dishonestly released the said amount for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential primary election and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol. 4, LFN 2004.” They pleaded “not guilty” to the charges when they were read to them. Testifying before the court, an EFCC detective, Adariku Michael, stated that the anti-graft agency acted on intelligence report in September 2015 alleging large-scale movement of funds by the ONSA between October 2014 and April 2015 adding that the case was assigned to a special task force led by ACE 1 Halimah Kazeem, and that investigation activities began with a letter to the CBN. Solomon Umoh,SAN, counsel to Baba-Kusa objected to Micheal’s testimony arguing that his name was not included on the EFCC’s original witness list. Responding, counsel to the EFCC, O. Atolagbe explained that the witness had earlier testified before the chief judge and that the witness already tendered documents to the court. Atolagbe further informed the court that the matter before the court has lasted for almost ten years, prompting him to request for an adjournment to regularise the list of witnesses the Commission has which was not objected by the defence. After hearing from both sides, the judge adjourned the matter to October 31, 2025 for continuation of trial.  

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EFCC Arrests 42 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Gashua

Fola Badmus01 mins

Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 42 suspected internet fraudsters in Gashua Local Government Area of Yobe State. They were arrested in a sting operation on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at different locations within Gashua, following credible intelligence on their involvement in computer-related crimes. Items recovered from them include seven motorcycles, one Mercedes Benz car, fifty-five (55) phones and laptops, as well as playstation 5 (PS5) and playstation 4 (PS4) consoles respectively. Intelligence available to the Commission linked the suspects with various forms of internet-related fraud. They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.  

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EFCC Arrests 92 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin-City

Fola Badmus01 mins

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 92 suspected internet fraudsters in Edo State. They were arrested in a sting operation on Monday, September 29, 2025 at various locations within Benin City, Edo State. Their arrest was based on credible intelligence about their suspected involvement in computer related crimes. All the lawful procedures of arrest were followed in the course of the arrest Upon their arrest, 11 vehicles and mobile devices were recovered from them. Preliminary investigations by the Commission linked the suspects with various forms of internet-related fraud They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

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EFCC Interrogates Former NNPCL CEO Mele Kyari

EFCC Grills Former NNPCL Boss Mele Kyari Over Multi-Billion Dollar Refinery Spending

Fola Badmus04 mins

By Kamal Yalwa: ABUJA, NIGERIA – September 11, 2025 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday interrogated Mele Kyari, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), over the controversial spending of billions of dollars on Nigeria’s long-idle refineries. Kyari, who arrived at the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja early Wednesday morning, had his international passport confiscated and was still being questioned as of 8:30 p.m., sparking speculation that he could be detained overnight. At the centre of the investigation is over $2 billion disbursed for the Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) of Nigeria’s four state-owned refineries, which continue to underperform despite years of public investment. According to EFCC sources, key focus areas include the $1.55 billion allocated for the Port Harcourt Refinery, $740.6 million for Kaduna Refinery, and $656.9 million for the Warri facility. Officials are also scrutinizing more than N4.8 trillion in operating costs reportedly incurred during Kyari’s leadership from 2019 to April 2025, despite the refineries running at minimal or no capacity. Contracts awarded during his tenure are also under review, as investigators try to trace funds allegedly misappropriated. While some former top executives are reported to have refunded portions of the funds voluntarily, Kyari has maintained his innocence and transparency in handling refinery projects. In a prior statement titled “Hard Questions, Honest Answers,” he said: “I have done my part; the EFCC must do theirs. When each of us does our duty – without fear or favour, with honour, respect and commitment – Nigeria moves forward.” Kyari’s invitation by the EFCC comes amid renewed public scrutiny of the nation’s oil sector and longstanding failures to restore refinery operations, despite more than $18 billion having been invested since 2010. Nigeria’s four refineries — two in Port Harcourt, and one each in Kaduna and Warri — have a combined capacity of 445,000 barrels per day but have operated far below capacity for over a decade. During Kyari’s tenure, the Port Harcourt Refinery was ceremoniously reopened in November 2024 after extensive repairs. However, operations were abruptly suspended just six months later, in May 2025, by his successor Bayo Ojulari, who cited unsustainable losses and serious technical setbacks. The EFCC noted that the current phase of the investigation will prioritize the forensic review of TAM-related expenditures before turning attention to what it described as “humongous contracts” approved during Kyari’s administration at NNPCL. The outcome of the probe could set a precedent for accountability in Nigeria’s oil sector, long plagued by allegations of waste, mismanagement, and corruption.

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EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged N131.8m, $200,000 Fraud in Abuja

Fola Badmus04 mins

The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, August 18, 2025, arraigned one Umar Abdullahi before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for fraud. Abdullahi, an Information and Communication Technology, ICT, consultant is being prosecuted on four-court charges, bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, advance fee fraud and money laundering to the tune of N131.8 million and $200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). One of the charges reads: “That you, Umar Abdullahi, sometime between July 2024 and August 2024, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did accept and transact cash payment of $200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Dollars) for allotment of shares in Multi Access Controls Limited, in excess of the Ten Million Naira threshold, without transacting through a financial institution, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 2 (1) (a) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 19 (2) (b) of the same Act.” Another reads: “That you, Umar Abdullahi, sometime in June 2024, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, did obtain the sum of N104,980,000.00 (One Hundred and Four Million, Nine Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira) into Account Number: 2266267081, domiciled with Zenith Bank Plc, from Aura Integrated Energy Resources Limited under the false pretence that the money was for procurement of telecommunication equipment and logistics for Nigerian Communications Commission staff, a pretence you knew to be false, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act.” He pleaded “not guilty” to all charges, following which prosecution counsel, Cosmas Ugwu, urged the court to remand him in a correctional facility pending trial, noting that he had earlier jumped an administrative bail granted him by the EFCC, while the defence counsel, A.O. Agbonlahor, pleaded with the court for the defendant to be remanded in EFCC’s custody. Justice Nwite after listening to both counsel, ordered that Abdullahi be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja and adjourned the case till September 8, 2025 for commencement of trial. Abdullahi’s prosecution followed a petition by Alhaji Shehu Badamosi to the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, in which he alleged that the defendant approached him, claiming to have secured a contract with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and needed financing to the tune of N131.8m and $200,000 for its execution. The petitioner further claimed that the defendant after receiving the money from him became incommunicado, while all his efforts to recover his money from him, proved abortive.

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