Tag: EFCC

Tinubu Suspends EFCC Boss Bawa Indefinitely

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. According to NTA News, this follows weighty allegations of abuse of office […]

WhatsApp Impersonator Bags One Year Jail Term

Justice Maryam Muhammad Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court, sitting in Sokoto has convicted and sentenced Isiyaku Umar Yusuf to one-year imprisonment for impersonation.  He was jailed on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, after pleading guilty to two- counts of charges bordering on impersonation, forgery, and obtaining money by false pretence.  […]

EFCC Secures 3,785 Convictions In 2022

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, said on Wednesday it secured a total of 3785 convictions across all its Commands in 2022. According to a statement by EFCC Spokesman Wilson Uwujaren, the figure, which emerged from a review of the commission’s performance in the outgone year, shows a […]