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EFCC Arrests Willie Obiano At Lagos Airport. Obiano, who has been on the Commission’s watchlist, was arrested at about 8.30pm. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport Lagos. Obiano, who has been on the Commission’s watchlist, was arrested at about 8.30pm. He was reportedly on his way out of the country to Houston, Texas in the United States. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had placed the former governor on their watchlist. In a letter to the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service dated…

Hushpuppi Launders Over $400k Inside U.S Prison The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has filed a new case, requesting an arrest warrant for the incarcerated Instagram influencer, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, over conspiracy to engage in money laundering of more than $400,000 while being imprisoned in the U.S. The new evidence was submitted to the United States District Court of California on March 16th, 2022, in a document stating that Hushpuppi allegedly engaged in the acquisition and washing of Economic Impact Payment debit cards obtained unlawfully from stolen data of US individuals and residents. The statement partly…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Osondu Victor Igwilo, a suspect wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 2018. A statement on Monday by spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said Igwilo, 52, is the alleged leader of a criminal network of “catchers”. He was arrested alongside Okafor Nnamdi Chris, Nwodu Uchenna Emmanuel and John Anazo Achukwu at a studio in the Sangotedo area of Lagos. They are accused of fraud, money laundering and identity theft to the tune of about $100millon. The suspects allegedly perpetrated a scheme involving false promises of investment funding, impersonating United States bank…

Fresh facts have emerged on how suspended super cop and former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari; as well as his deputy, ACP Sunday Ubua, allegedly received a combined N4.2bn from their separate bank accounts. The details are part of a report sent to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, by the NDLEA. According to the drug enforcement agency, not less than N1.4bn passed through Kyari’s account while he was commander of the IRT. However, Kyari’s deputy, Ubua, may have received far more than him as not less than N2.8bn was traced to his eight bank…

...Arrests nursing mum 3 weeks after bail on same drug offence Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have foiled attempt by a syndicate to steal at least N2.7 billion from the Nigerian economy by pushing into circulation fake $4.7 million cash. The operatives had in the early hours of Friday 18th February 2022 intercepted a consignment sent from Lagos to Abuja at Abaji area of the Federal Capital Territory. A controlled delivery of the parcelled counterfeit US dollars totalling $4, 760, 000.00 led to the arrest of a principal suspect, 52-year-old Abdulmumini Maikasuwa. The seizure followed intelligence…

Court document reveals ‘army general’ behind N10.9billion assets seized by EFCC A court document has directly linked the recently seized N10.9 billion worth of assets to the suspected “unlawful activities” of a deceased army general, Aminu Kano Maude. ‘The court document obtained by Premium Times removes the confusing attribution of the assets to an unnamed “top military officer” in the two statements the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has since issued on the forfeiture of the properties. In what has been criticised as the EFCC’s undue concealment of the identity of the actual person behind the acquisition of the…

Justice N.E. Maha of the Federal High Court on Monday February 14 ordered the final forfeiture of 24 properties held by fronts and proxies of Brigadier-General Mohammed Jaafaru, the director of Finance in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno. All the assets were forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The order was pursuant to a forfeiture application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which had in May 2020 secured the forfeiture of the properties on interim basis. The court had ordered the publication of notices in national newspapers, inviting persons with interest in the…

Chairman of the Senate committee on Banking, Insurance and other financial Institutions  and senator representing Kaduna central Senatorial district,  Senator Uba Sani is up for possible suspension as the chairman of the committee This is even as the Committee is set to probe Central Bank of Nigeria over non compliance to financial regulations as observed by the Committee   A member of the Committee who maintained anonymous on Tuesday, told our reporter that the members  of the Committee are fed up with the attitude of its Chairman, Uba  Sani. The Northern member noted that Sani has failed to meet up…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has taken into custody the Managing Director, Medview Airline, Muneer Bankole. He was reportedly detained at the headquarters of the EFCC in Jabi, Abuja on Monday, following an invitation by the anti-graft agency. A source familiar with the case disclosed that Bankole was invited over a case of alleged diversion of 50 per cent of funds paid to him by the National Hajj Commission and additional 900,000 dollars for the airlift of pilgrims in 2019. He allegedly received the funds as mobilisation but did not execute the contract. When contacted, EFCC Spokespersons, Wilson…