The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned that individuals involved in internet fraud are resorting to using people for rituals and engaging in sextortion.

The Ibadan zonal office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of 39 internet fraudsters, an official said on Wednesday. The EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement to newsmen in Ibadan said the fraudsters were prosecuted at the Oyo State High Court on a…

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 56 persons suspected to be internet fraudsters in Kwara capital, Ilorin. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Oyewale, the arrests were carried out between Tuesday and Wednesday at different locations…

Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested forty eight (48) suspected internet fraudsters in Umudike, Abia State. They were arrested on Friday, August 30, 2024, at different locations within Umudike, following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet fraud. Items recovered from them include 12…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Hyginus Nkwocha for alleged internet fraud and money laundering. Nkwocha, 35, was arrested at Ever Green Estate, behind Millennium Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, following intelligence about his suspected involvement in internet fraud and money laundering. READ ALSO: Supreme Court affirms Diri’s election as Bayelsa governor…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied allegations of subjecting suspects to assault and brutality during a recent operation in Akure, Ondo State. EFCC's spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement, urged the public to disregard a viral video depicting two women with whip lacerations, labeling it a "distasteful stunt." He said that the…

Ondo state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has met with the owners of some clubhouses in Akure following the arrests carried out by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Aiyedatiwa disclosed this in a statement, saying his meeting with the club owners was aimed at promoting entrepreneurship in Ondo state. "I had a meeting with club…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Directorate, and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) are at loggerheads over the arrest of 127 suspected Internet fraudsters in Ondo State.

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested seven suspects over alleged in illegal mining in Kwara.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said its operatives and investigators in Ibadan, Uyo, and Ilorin commands have taken into custody 133 internet fraudsters between May 8 and 10 2024. The commission's Spokesperson Dele Oyewale who disclosed this on Friday in Abuja said the suspects were arrested during separate sting operations at various locations.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it is investigating more celebrities for abuse of the naira. EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale said this in a statement following the sentencing of popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky to six months imprisonment. READ ALSO: Naira abuse: Court sentences Bobrisky to six months in custody He…

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has assured of leading a broad-based and holistic anti-graft war that would not spare anyone linked with any form of economic and financial crimes.