Tag: Efcc
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EFCC: ₦50bn Allocated to NELFUND Comes from Recovered Crime Proceeds Remitted to FG
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) clarified that the ₦50 billion it transferred to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) was not a donation from the commission. In a statement released on Thursday, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC spokesperson, emphasized that the funds were “part of the recovered proceeds of crime remitted to the government,”…
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EFCC’s official account disappears from X platform
The official page of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disappeared from the microblogging platform X. A check by WITHIN9JA on Tuesday afternoon confirmed that the account was no longer accessible. When contacted, Dele Oyewale, spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, attributed the situation to a network problem. “It’s a network issue. Our IT…
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EFCC summons two Kogi govt officials
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is currently interrogating some officials from Kogi State who are being held in their custody. According to a statement released by Kingsley Fanwo, the Kogi Commissioner for Information, on Monday, the officials were summoned by the EFCC, but the purpose of their invitation was not made public. Fanwo…
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FBI and EFCC Arrest Two in Lagos for Defrauding Jamaican Government of $1 Million
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have apprehended two Nigerians for cyber fraud. Jamaica’s Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) also participated in the investigation and operation leading to the arrests. The suspects were detained in Lagos State for allegedly defrauding the Jamaican government of one million…