We’ve found N486m, arrested 28 —EFCC – TheNigerialawyer

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said that it
has recovered $314,000 and N373m ( N486m in all) from suspects in
connection with the Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into the
list of nearly 80 Nigerians indicted for fraud.

The acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, further stated
that the collaboration between the commission and the FBI, led to
the recovery of the funds.

Magu said while the sum of $314,000 had been recovered, the sum
of N373m had been traced to various commercial banks by the Lagos
zonal office of the commission.

He also disclosed that the recent joint operations coordinated
by the commission had yielded 28 arrests, adding that 14 suspects
had been charged and convicted.

The EFCC chair further stated that “nine of the suspects are
currently undergoing trial, while five are still under
investigations.

“Over 80 cases are still under investigation from the EFCC-FBI
joint operations.”

Speaking during a media briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, Magu, who
spoke through Mohammed Rabo, Zonal Head, EFCC, Lagos, added that,
the Lagos zone of the commission, prior to the collaborative
efforts with the FBI, had independently launched a sustained
operation on perpetrators of various computer-related frauds.

He said: “From 2018 to date, the EFCC had launched a sustained
operation on perpetrators of various computer-related frauds, which
resulted in over 200 arrests, 130 convictions and recovery of a
large number of exotic cars and properties suspected to have been
acquired through the proceeds of crime.

“We had independently launched intensive investigative actions
against the infamous Yahoo Yahoo boys culminating in various
strategic raids and onslaught on their hideouts.

“Our efforts in this regard have recorded tremendous successes
leading to a number of arrests, prosecutions and convictions.”

Magu also called on the media to continue to lend its voice to
the fight against corruption and economic and financial crimes,
saying that “no one has the monopoly of knowledge of how the fight
should be fought and won.

The FBI had released a list of 80 persons – mostly Nigerians –
for their alleged role in email scams in which Americans were duped
of over $70m.

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Lagos PR Stakeholders’ Confab to Address Environmental
Sustainability

The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public
Relations, in collaboration with the Addefort Limited, today
announced that the Sixth Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’
Conference will hold at the Agip Recital Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos
on Thursday, August 29, 2019.

The Conference, themed: Conversations to Promote Environmental
Sustainability in Nigeria, is set to draw the attention of
government, individuals and corporate organizations to looking at
better ways to engage and communicate with the citizens on
environmental sustainability, which is a special focus in the
United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Envision2030
due to its strategic importance to human sustainability.

Speaking on the conference, the Chairman of the Lagos NIPR, Mr.
Olusegun McMedal, said that, “Sustainability communications and
environmental awareness should be a priority for businesses,
government and citizens in protecting our natural environment,
human and ecological health, while driving innovation. That is why
the Institute and Addefort are setting the agenda in that
regard”.

The Coordinator of the Conference, Olabamiji Adeleye, said that,
“The understanding is that proactive and strategic communication is
indispensable, and this has necessitated the need for conversations
on how to further promote Environmental Sustainability in
Nigeria”.

He said that the Conference is expected to host the Governor of
Lagos State, His Excellency Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Director
General/CEO, National Identity Management Commission, Engr. Aliyu
Aziz, Chairman, National Executive Council, Nigerian Conservation
Foundation, Chief Ede Dafinone and Managing Director, Ecobank
Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Akinwuntan, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar
Garba Danbatta, Chief Executive, CSR-In-Action, Mrs. Bekeme
Masade-Olowola, and Chief Executive Officer, Naturescape
Consulting, Dr. Jumoke Kassim. Others confirmed speakers include
the former Commissioner for Information, Rivers State, Dr. Austin
Tam_George, and Director, Western Operations, Lagos State Waste
Management Authority, Dr. Ubon Essien Nsuabia.

The annual Lagos PR Stakeholders’ Conference; the brainchild of
Addefort Limited; a public relations and concept development firm,
has evolved over the years to become a bridge-building talk-shop
for stakeholders to interact, discuss and proffer solutions to the
social, political and economic challenges plaguing our nation.

Olabamiji Adeleye
Media Contacts:
Coordinator – – 08061175653
addefort@gmail.com