"EFCC now going after poor Fishermen stealing Billions" -- Omotola Hmms

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These four men were arraigned yesterday September 24,for fishing in authorized waters,violating section 1(1)(2) of the Seas Fishery Act 2004 .The presiding judge granted them bail in the amount of N10m each with one surety.They were remanded in Ikoyi prison till they meet their bail conditions.

EFCC nabs 3 Suspected Fraudsters for Attempted Hacking

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Find the EFCC Press release below ...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a syndicate of scammers for attempting to defraud Enterprise Bank Plc. Ola Lawal, Olumide Kayode and Abass Adekunle were arrested following a botched attempt to compromise the bank’s system and steal depositors’ funds using an electronic device known as Keelog Key Grabber. 

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'I’m a victim of blackmail' Laide Bakare’s hubby laments, drags EFCC to court

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 Press statement from actress Laide Bakare's husband, Mutairu Oriowo 
Alhaji Mutairu Babatunde Oriowo, husband of Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare, has debunked the fraud and theft story against him occasioned via a declaration by the EFCC and published recently in a national daily. The businessman, who's the CEO of Primavera Construction & Engineering Ltd, added that, unlike EFCC's statement declaring him wanted, he's not on the run while he hasn't committed any offence to warrant running from his fatherland.   

The businessman said "he was miffed by the EFCC declaration while he couldn't know what the interest of EFCC was, as no court of law has indicted him for almost any offence and no warrant of arrest has ever been issued on him"

Only In Naija: EFCC broke, can’t pay lawyers

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The Federal Government’s anti-graft war, which many have dismissed as below average, may collapse as  the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, one of the agencies saddled with the responsibility of prosecuting  the  campaign,  is said to be broke.

Investigations by our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday revealed that the  EFCC  had been finding it difficult to meet its obligations to the  lawyers handling cases on its behalf.

The most affected are senior lawyers in charge of cases against  influential politicians/ suspects who are either involved in high profile money laundering or outright stealing.

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₦134m Scam: EFCC Arraigns Three Fraudsters

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on April 10, 2013 arraigned three suspected fraudsters- Sani Abubakar, Ahmad Mohammed and Kabir Sani- before  Justice Rilwanu Aikawa of the Federal High Court Sokoto on 6-count charge that borders on forgery and obtaining under false pretence.

Romance Scam - EFCC Arraigns Bamilove Kunle

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, 13 March, 2013 arraigned Bamiloye Kunle (a.k.a Mary Williams) before Justice M.L Abimbola of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan on a one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence. He was alleged to have fraudulently obtained the sum of $640 (Six hundred and forty USD) from one Derrich Hass via Western Money Union Transfer.  The suspect pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The charge read: "that you Bamiloye Kunle sometime between January 2011 and December 2011 at Ogbomoso within the jurisdiction of this honourable court with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of $640.00 from Derrich Hass, via Western Union Money Transfer under the false pretence that you were a lady which representation you knew to be false."