In a dramatic turn of events, the former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Benjamin Dikki, revealed to an FCT High Court on Tuesday that he was allegedly compelled by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commit to refunding N1 billion.Dikki, alongside his company, Kebna Studio and Communications Limited, is facing prosecution by the EFCC before Justice Yusuf Halilu on a four-count charge related to bribery an...

The arrested vessel, MT TECHNE, with an estimated 1,905,836 MT of purportedly stolen crude oil has been turned over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, by the Nigerian Navy Ship NNS Delta.At the NNS Delta Jetty in Warri, Delta State, the vessel was turned over to the EFCC by Commodore Chindo Usman Yahaya, Commander, NNS Delta.On April 25, 2017, according to Commodore Yahaya, the Navy detained the ship for illegal bunkering.Commodore Yahaya, who...

In a quest to minimise financial crime in the country, personnel of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Sunday, August 20, 2023 arrested 23 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Makurdi, Benue State.The suspects are: David Uvaa, Patrick Adakole, Cyprian Aloo, Michael Anaambe, Okti Clinton, Ibi Raphael, Anaambe George, Msaasha John, Oche Edache, Anaker Terpase, Tanko Japhet and Ayalgo Lorfa.Others includ...