Fraud

Two Nigerians have been named in a sweeping United States fraud case that prosecutors say exploited stolen identities to siphon millions of dollars from the U.S. tax system, drawing renewed …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared one John Ekuma wanted over an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence.     43-year-old Ekuma, an indigene of Ikwo …

Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ugwu, 49, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business involving more than $5 million in illegally obtained funds, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rearraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Nadabo Energy, Abubakar Peters, at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over an alleged N1.4 …

James Junior Aliyu, a Nigerian national, has been sentenced to a 90-month jail term in the United States over $4.1 million wire fraud and money laundering.     In a …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a staff member of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Pastor Kelechi Benwosely Esimogu, over allegations of a large-scale …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Intermediate Investment Holdings, Ufoma Immanuel for an alleged $1.5m fraud before Justice …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a Chinese national, Peiyuan Niu, wanted over an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence.     The anti-graft agency …

Stella Oduah, former minister of aviation, has begun steps to refund part of the ₦2.4 billion allegedly linked to fraud charges filed against her.     Rotimi Oyedepo, director of …

Two senior officials of FSDH Merchant Bank Limited, Bakare Oladimeji Surajudeen and James Olukayode Imokwede have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over an alleged $306,667.81 …