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EFCC arrests 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission agents detained 17 alleged online scammers in Abuja on Friday. This was revealed in a statement endorsed by Dele Oyewale, the head of the commission’s media and publicity. The EFCC recently declared that 30 additional suspects, including four brothers, had been taken into custody for their involvement in online […]

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Vacate EFCC office immediately, Tinubu orders DSS

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Department of State Security Service to immediately leave the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Ikoyi, Lagos. The directive is coming hours after DSS officials stormed the EFCC office located on Awolowo Road in the early hours of Tuesday, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from accessing […]

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EFCC arrests suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ in Borno

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arrested eleven suspected internet fraudsters aka “Yahoo boys” in Borno State. Operatives of the Maiduguri zonal command carried out a sting operation in Jere and Maiduguri Local Government Areas. The all-male suspects are Micah Joseph, Mari Ayuba, Ibrahim Abdullahi, Adam Abiodun and Victor Chinonso Okolieaboh. Others […]

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