Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 13 Yahoo Boys (internet fraudsters) in the Nwaniba area of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. They were arrested on Monday, 7th October 2024 in a sting operation following credible intelligence on their fraudulent internet activities. Items recovered from the Yahoo…
Former Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 27th September 2024, over allegations of a N27 billion fraud. Ishaku, who completed his term in 2023 after eight years in office, was apprehended at his residence in Abuja in the early hours of the day. The EFCC…
Five Chinese Nationals have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for illegal mining in Akwa Ibom State. CONVERSEER reports that the five suspected illegal Chinese miners were arrested between August and September at Ndito-Eka-Iba village in Ibieno Local Government Area of the State. According to a report by the EFCC on…
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, 10th September 2024, convicted an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, for a $1.2 million EB-5 visa scam. The Judge also convicted him for a separate $368,698.24 fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, prosecuted Ramirez alongside his companies, USA NOW…
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu has convicted and jailed one Okwudili Joseph for fraud. He was prosecuted on a one-count charge bordering on impersonation and cybercrime by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The charge reads: “That you, Okwudili Joseph,…
Justice Igho Braimoh of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City has convicted and sentenced 17 internet fraudsters (aka Yahoo Boys) to various jail terms. The convicts are Oserei John Vianny, Osaro Moses, Desmond Okoduwa, Obi Isaac, Joshua Omoruyi, Iyabosa Omoruyi, Jeffery Omoruyi, Odion Alex Idada, Aisosa Aiyeki, and Prosper Aimiomwona, Others are Cherish…
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Sunday, arrested 46 suspected internet fraudsters (popularly referred to as Yahoo Boys) at different locations within Warri, Delta State. According to the Commission, the suspects were arrested following credible intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud. READ ALSO: NAFDAC bans…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reacted to a trending report in the media that Ola Olukoyede, the Commission’s Executive Chairman risks committal to prison for alleged violation of the orders of Justice Isa H. A. Dashen of a Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The said order restrains the EFCC from…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, on Friday, 6th September 2024, handed over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) the sum of $180,300 and 53 vehicles, being assets recovered for Canadian victims of Nigerian fraudsters (aka Yahoo Boys). One Hundred and Sixty-four Thousand US Dollars ($164,000) of…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, 21st August 2024, arrested one Hyginus Nkwocha for alleged internet fraud (aka Yahoo Boy) and money laundering. According to the EFCC, Nkwocha, 35, was arrested at Ever Green Estate, behind Millennium Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, following intelligence about his suspected involvement in internet fraud and…
