Ibrahim Magu EFCC
EFCC
Ibrahim Magu EFCC
EFCC Gathering Intel On Nigerians Indicted In US, Trains
328 Cadets at NDA
EFCC Gathering Intel On Nigerians Indicted In US – Magu
…Records 111 Internet fraud convictions in South West
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has disclosed that the agency is
collating comprehensive data on the Nigerians indicted in the
recently busted money laundering and cyber crime offences in the
United States.
80 suspects, most of whom were Nigerians, were allegedly
involved in the crimes investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, FBI, in the U.S.
Magu who spoke through the Head of the Ibadan zonal office,
Friday Ebelo, during a press conference in Ibadan, Oyo State, said
the massive data collection was part of the collaborative
activities between the EFCC and FBI to ensure that criminal
elements are exposed and made to pay for their crimes.
Journalists in attendance at the event were held spellbound when
Ebelo took them through the intricate connections between the local
Yahoo Boys and their offshore criminal collaborators.
According to him, the essence the data mining exercise was to
established any form of relationship the indicted individuals may
have with Nigeria-based suspects, and how this could help in
furthering the fight against economic and financial crimes in the
country.
He said some of the information earlier collected have led to
the arrest of many internet fraudsters, adding that one of the
kingpins was nabbed during a recent raid in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti
State.
The kingpin Ajayi Gbenga Festus, he added, was found to be
deeply involved in many internet-related frauds from which he had
benefited up to N75 million in the last eight months.
“We were able to establish a number of illicit transactions through
his Nigerian bank account amounting to over N223 million. Ajayi
serves as conduit pipe through which proceeds of crime reach
members of the syndicate,” he stated.
Ebelo also disclosed that in the course of the year, the zone
arrested 263 suspects for cyber crimes. Of this number, 111 were
convicted.
Apart from landed properties, vehicles, laptops and other
valuables forfeited on the order of court, huge sums of money in
local and foreign currencies traced to internet fraud were also
recovered.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media and
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328 EFCC Detective Cadets Graduate from NDA August 31
Three hundred and twenty-eight (328) new anti-graft detectives
of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on
Saturday, August 31, 2019 graduate from the Nigerian Defence
Academy (NDA).
The graduation which will feature a colourful passing out parade
at NDA Parade Ground, Ribadu Campus, Kaduna, follows the completion
of a year long intensive training of the operatives in the elite
training institution.
The reviewing officer for the parade is the Commander in Chief
of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President
Muhammadu Buhari,while the chief host is, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai,
Governor, Kaduna State.
The passing out parade of the Course 8 officers will be preceded
on Friday, August 30, 2019 by a pre-graduation cocktail party for
the cadets and their parents, at NDA Cadets Mess, Ribadu Campus,
Kaduna.
Driven by the need for improved professionalism and dedication
to duty, the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu in 2016,
commenced the training of the Commission’s cadets in the NDA which
produced EFCC’s “Course 7” officers in 2017, comprising 314
detective superintendents.
The EFCC is optimistic that the 328 new officers will further
boost the anti-corruption crusade of the Commission.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media and Publicity