The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday December 2, 2020, arraigned one Joseph Stanley Okputu before Justice Imelda Etape of the State High Court, Calabar, Cross River State for ponzi scheme.
The trial of Olatunji Amusan, Managing Director, Cast Oil and Gas, for an alleged N260 million fraud, continued on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presenting its first witness, Hycenth Obinna, an investigator with the Commission.
The trial of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, could not hold on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, and for the third consecutive time due to his absence in court.
The Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, arraigned three suspects, namely: Badamasi Sule, Mohammed Mohammed and one Alhaji Shehu Usman Ala (now at large) before Justice A. I. Chikere, of the Federal High Court, Abuja, for allegedly counterfeiting seven $100 notes (One Hundred United State Dollars), totaling $700 (Seven Hundred Dollars).
The trial of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar Dikko continued on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, opposing a “no case submission,” filed by the defendant’s counsel, Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN.
Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo of Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, threw out the application of Patrick Are, second defendant in trial of former director-general of National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba, and four others for alleged N2.9billion fraud.
The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Tuesday December 1, 2020, secured the conviction of one Edidiong Udokpoh before Justice Achibong O. Achibong of the State High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state, for stealing and converting the sum of Five Million Naira (N5,000,000) corporative funds, to personal use.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has re-arraigned the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, before an Abuja High Court at Maitama, over his alleged complicity in the N544 million grass-cutting contract.
An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Olamide Sadiq, has told Justice Mohammed Liman of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos that properties located at 17 and 17A McDonald Road, Ikoyi, Eti-Osa Local Government Area, owned by a former Senate President and ex-governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki, are believed to have been purchased with funds drawn from the coffers of the Kwara State government.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received commendations and pledges of support in the fight against corruption, economic and financial crimes in the country from the judiciary and agencies of government that include, police, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Department of State Security (DSS).