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The 22-year-old male suspect allegedly posed as a woman online to deceive unsuspecting men. He lures victims into making nude video calls, which he exploits to blackmail them.
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EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said items recovered during the coordinated operation include 26 exotic cars, expensive jewelries, smart phones, laptops and several incriminating documents.
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EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, disclosed in a statement that the defendant, sometime in 2021, received the sum of N14.5m from some petitioners as investment capital. It was agreed that the return on investment would run for three months.
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The convict’s journey to the correctional centre began with his arrest sometime in February, 2024 in a night club in Ibadan, Oyo State where he was trading in naira notes.
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The defendant belongs to a criminal syndicate of 792 notorious for cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud, who were arrested on December 19, 2024, in Lagos, during 'Eagle Flush Operation' in Lagos.
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EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, disclosed in a statement tha the convicts were arraigned on a separate one-count charge of tampering with the Naira notes and spraying, to which they each pleaded “guilty”.
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the convicts on separate one-count charge.
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EFCC spokesman says the Commission is aware of several unguarded attacks of the suspect against its operations, adding that while such conduct is condemnable, his arrest was not informed by such attacks.
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The PPRO said the Commissioner of Police also extended invitation to the lawyer concerned for a meeting with the investigative committee at his own convenience.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Sirika alongside his daughter Fatima Sirika, son in-law Jalal Sule Hamma and Al Buraq Global Investment Limited on amended six-count charge, bordering on abuse of office.
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Sa'ad recorded and shared a video of himself on his Tik Tok and Instagram account wherein he was seen throwing Naira notes on the floor and deliberately stepping on them and daring the EFCC to have him arrested.
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The suspects are Olaniyan Joshua, Oyetunde Julius Akano, and Victor Oluwale. They were arrested on Wednesday, May 1, 2025, in Abuja, and are currently undergoing interrogation in the Commission.
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Olukoyede made this known while addressing a delegation of the management team of Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA, led by its Chairman, Olarenwaju Suraju, who paid him a courtesy visit at the EFCC corporate headquarters in Abuja.
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Shareholding Discrepancies: The shareholding structure recorded at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), as at November 2024 did not reflect ABSG as a shareholder or beneficial owner despite its significant contributions.
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As Solicitors to Richard D. Adelu, Eunice A. Adelu and Babatunde Aina of Celestial Church of Christ, Zion Parish, off Freedom Way, Itedo, Lekki, he complained of the unlawful arrest and detention of sixteen members and workmen at the church property on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
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His academic journey began with a one-year mandatory course in Chinese language at Nanjing Normal University, after which he proceeded to Jiangsu Police Institute for his Bachelor’s Degree in Law.
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The hard drugs shipment was uncovered at a courier company in Lagos on Tuesday April 15, 2025 when officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation were searching through export going to Saudi Arabia.
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The Force has zero tolerance for such unprofessional behaviour and other forms of misconduct, which undermine public trust and confidence - Force PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
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Operatives recovered fetish items that included three calabashes that were adorned with feathers, as well as traditionally made soap and sponge, a bottle of hot drink, 20 cowries, a waist bead and four lady’s underwear, among others.
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Uzondu Precious Chimaobi was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on February 5, 2025 on a two-count charge bordering on refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender.
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The operations involves significant reinforcements, including additional units of tactical personnel, state-of-the-art drones for enhanced surveillance, Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), units of Police Mobile Force, helicopters, and specialized platoons from the Special Intervention Squad (SIS).
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The suspected smugglers were found in possession of 213 parrot heads, 29 packs of parrot feathers,128 African hornbill heads, 5 eagle heads, 1 pack of eagle feathers, 2 chimpanzee heads, 4 hands, and 4 legs.
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Folake Adeoti was arrested while hawking Naira notes to the tune of N3.850M, while Modupe Adewuyi was caught in similar act with the sum of N1.6M.
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EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said the accused persons were arrested separately by officials of the Nigeria Customs Service and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, before they were handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the principal suspects of the facility recruited their trainees from Anambra State, engaged them to commit internet fraud and other related crimes.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says the popular businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, is wanted for alleged criminal conspiracy and money laundering.
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They were prosecuted on a separate one-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, retention of proceeds of crime and possession of fraudulent documents.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), re-arraigned Dasuki and three others before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, over alleged 32-counts of dishonesty and breach of trust.
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The Customs’ Area Comptroller at the Idiroko Border Command said the foreign currency was being smuggled by a yet-to-be identified courier from Nigeria to Benin Republic, through the border, before it was intercepted.
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Exhibits recovered from the suspects include 2 exotic cars, 5 laptops, and 14 smartphones, adding that they would be charged to court on completion of investigations.
