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17Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Nigeria

Pandora Papers: EFCC Summons Peter Obi

The former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, whose secret and illegal offshore activities PREMIUM TIMES reported in the ongoing Pandora Papers series, has been summoned for questioning by the EFCC, Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency. It is the first known action by any Nigerian law enforcement agency since PREMIUM TIMES started reporting influential Nigerians involved in offshore shenanigans exposed through the global Pandora Papers investigation. The presidency has directed that Nigerians exposed in the reports be investigated, those with knowledge of the directive have told this paper. PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the EFCC communicated the invitation to Mr Obi during the week and he has been asked to report at the agency’s Abuja headquarters on October 27 to face investigators. ...

EFCC Arrests Hafsat Ganduje, Wife Of The Governor Of Kano

5Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

EFCC Arrests Hafsat Ganduje, Wife Of The Governor Of Kano

Hafsat Ganduje, the wife of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, has been arrested by the EFCC over a bribery and land fraud case reported by her son. The arrest comes weeks after her failure to honor the anti-graft agency’s invitation. Mrs Ganduje had earlier been invited to report to the EFCC’s Abuja headquarters on September 13 but she did not appear and the EFCC then threatened to arrest her. Sources close to her later said she traveled to the UK at the time to attend the graduation ceremony of her son. See Also: FBI Arrests 35 Nigerians In Scams Worth $117 Million Investigators are questioning Mrs. Ganduje over allegations relating to land fraud in a petition by her own son, Abdualzeez Ganduje. A person, who has the knowledge of the arrest but asked not to be ...

Abdulazeez, Ganduje’s Son Flees To Egypt After Reporting His Mother To EFCC

27Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

Abdulazeez, Ganduje’s Son Flees To Egypt After Reporting His Mother To EFCC

Abdulazeez Ganduje, the first son of the Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has fled to Egypt with his family after exposing his mother’s alleged corruption. Mr Abdulazeez had dragged his mum, Hafsat Ganduje, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for alleged corruption. The governor’s son had petitioned that he was approached by a property developer to help facilitate the acquisition of some plots of land in Kano with some hundreds of thousands of US dollars and at least 35 million Naira as “facilitation commission”. See Also: APC Using EFCC to Hound Opposition, Dissenting Voices – PDP “But three months later, (the property developer) discovered that the plots of land he wanted and had paid the first family for had been allocated to other buyers and he then re...

EFCC Arrests 3 Spiritualists For ₦16M Get-Rich-Quick Scam In Maiduguri

22Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Crime, News, Nigeria

EFCC Arrests 3 Spiritualists For ₦16M Get-Rich-Quick Scam In Maiduguri

Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a self-acclaimed spiritualist, Mohammed Ibrahim, and his accomplice, Ibrahim Abubakar for allegedly defrauding one Mohammed Gaji of the sum of N16, under the guise of conducting spiritual prayers to make him (Gaji) rich, IgbereTV reports. A statement released by Wilson Uwujaren, spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, says the suspects were arrested at Sabon Bolori, behind Chad Basin, Borno State, in the course of an investigation into a petition written against Mohammed Gaji, alleging that he misappropriated N22.2million given to him by the petitioner, Mohammed Alhaji Bukar to establish a cattle ranch business. See Also: EFCC Urges Banks To ‘Query’ Customers’ Sources Of Inco...

IGP Queries Abba Kyari, As Malami Considers Extradition Request

19Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Nigeria

IGP Queries Abba Kyari, As Malami Considers Extradition Request

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has queried the erstwhile commander of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, over the infractions noticed in his communication with Ramon Abbas, popularly called Hushpuppi, who is suspected of internet fraud. The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation is also looking into the request of extraditing the famed super cop to the United States of America. Daily Trust on Sunday learnt that the query was issued based on the findings by the Special Investigation Panel (SIP), which probeed the alleged indictment of Kyari by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Kyari was indicted by a US court as a conspirator in a $1.1 million fraudulent deal against a Qatari businessman by Hushpuppi. The Police Service ...

Abba Kyari Committed No Crime On US Soil, Shouldn’t Be Extradited – Panel

19Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

Abba Kyari Committed No Crime On US Soil, Shouldn’t Be Extradited – Panel

Embattled Super Cop, Abba Kyari may not be extradited as it could not be established that he committed a crime on US soil. This is according to a report by a panel setup by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali to look into an indictment on Kyari by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI over his ties to disgraced fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abass, a.k.a Hushpuppi. African News Today earlier reported that Kyari entered hot water after the indictment was made public. He was indicted by a US court for being a conspirator in a $1.1 million fraud setup by Hushpuppi against a Qatari businessman. In response to the development, the IGP setup a special panel to investigate Kyari. The panel was headed by DIG Joseph Egbunike. The Panel in a report submitted in August, establis...

Police Panel Recommends Demotion For Abba Kyari To Prevent Extradition

28Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Police Panel Recommends Demotion For Abba Kyari To Prevent Extradition

The probe panel set up by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to investigate the erstwhile Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), DCP Abba Kyari, over his links with serial internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, submitted a compromised report, SaharaReporters has gathered. SaharaReporters learnt that the panel found Kyari guilty of some infractions after its investigations but recommended that Kyari should be demoted and not dismissed. Top sources in the Nigeria Police Force told SaharaReporters on Friday that the plot by the police authorities to hand Kyari a demotion was to frustrate his much anticipated extradition to the United States. It was earlier reported that the probe panel set up by the IGP after three weeks of dilly-dallying turned in it...

IGP Receives NPF Panel Report On DCP Abba Kyari

27Aug

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Corruption, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

IGP Receives NPF Panel Report On DCP Abba Kyari

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc on Thursday, 26th August, 2021, received the report of the NPF Special Investigation Panel (SIP) investigating the alleged indictment of the erstwhile Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), DCP Abba Kyari by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The report was submitted by the chairman of the SIP, DIG Joseph Egbunike, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. DIG Egbunike, while presenting the report, appreciated the IGP for the confidence reposed on him and the members of the Panel to conduct the probe. He noted that the Panel commenced investigations immediately it was inaugurated on 2nd August, 2021 and the report submitted is an outcome of a painstaking, transparent and exhaustive investigative pro...

APC Using EFCC to Hound Opposition, Dissenting Voices – PDP

22Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

APC Using EFCC to Hound Opposition, Dissenting Voices – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has said the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari, and his ruling All Progressives Congress is using security agencies, particularly the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission “to hound and harass PDP leaders in a renewed move to cow and weaken opposition formation ahead of the 2023 general elections.” The opposition party said the move aims to coerce its members to abdicate the mandate of the people and join the APC. This was disclosed in a statement titled, ‘2023: PDP Accuses APC of Using EFCC To Hound Opposition, Dissenting Voices,’ signed by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. According to the statement, “Our party, however, states that no amount of intimidation, harassment and use of anti-graft agencies t...

EFCC Arrests Theodore Orji Over ₦48 Billion Security Votes

20Aug

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Corruption, News, Nigeria

EFCC Arrests Theodore Orji Over ₦48 Billion Security Votes

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken into custody a former Abia Governor, Sen. Theodore Orji and his son, Chinedu over alleged N48billion security votes. The two leaders are also expected to account for N2billion Ecological Fund and conversion of Sure-P funds. While the ex-Governor was intercepted at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja before boarding a flight, his son reported to the EFCC headquarters. According to a source, the ex-Governor, who has been on the Commission’s watch list, was intercepted at the Nnamdi International Airport, Abuja at about 1000 hours on Thursday and brought to the headquarters of the EFCC at Jabi, Abuja for the continuation of his interrogation. The source said: “He is being quizzed alongside his son, Chinedu, th...