Musa Sada Admits Collecting N700m Bribe - EFCC

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said former minister of mines and steel Arch. Musa Sada confessed to have collected N700 million for former Governor of Katsina state Ibrahim Shema.

A statement by the EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said Musa Sada is one of the former ministers in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan who are being investigated by the anti-graft agency over his involvement in the alleged N23.29bn poll bribery scandal.

Cletus Ibeto's Accounts Freezes by EFCC

Sources familiar with the development told SIGNAL Wednesday night that bank accounts belonging to the business mogul who presides over one of Africa’s largest business enterprises have also been frozen by the EFCC.

 

 

Billionaire businessman and head of The Ibeto Group, Cletus Ibeto has been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over his alleged role in arms procurement deals, SIGNAL can report.

EFCC Arrests Achike Udenwa, Former Imo State Governor

The Economic and Financial crimes commission,(EFCC) has arrested a former governor of Imo state, Achike Udenwa for collecting a N350 million stolen arms fund through embattled ex-minister, Esther nenadi.

EFCC Declares Tompolo Wanted

Tompolo

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday declared a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, wanted.
The anti-graft agency in an advertorial signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said it declared Tompolo wanted following two bench warrants issued against him by a Federal High Court in Lagos, where he has been charged with N45.9bn fraud. 

 

EFCC Arrests Deputy General Of FIRS, Abumere Joseph Osagie For Extortion

 

Reports indicates that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Abumere Joseph Osagie who is a Deputy Director, Regional Tax Office of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), for allegedly attempting to extort the sum of N5 million from the Chancellor of Baze University, Abuja, Senator Ahmed Datti.

In a statement, The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said ; “Osagie and one Jamila Ojora had on January 27, 2016 allegedly approached Senator Ahmed Datti, the Chancellor of Baze University, Abuja and gave him a tax assessment of N20,029, 496.00 through a letter of intent, which he paid.

Armsgate: EFCC Detains Former Air Chief, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has detained the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, in continuation of its probe of how funds budgeted for the procurement of arms under the immediate past administration of Goodluck Jonathan were expended.

On Wednesday, Amosu responded to a summon by the anti-graft agency alongside an unidentified retired Air Vice Marshal but were taken into custody for the commencement of the investigation, The Punch reports.

Probe: We Won’t Disobey Court Orders – EFCC Boss

 

 

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has stated that it will not disobey court orders in the ongoing prosecution of corrupt public office holders.

The Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the EFCC had no reason to disobey court orders.

According to him, the crusade against corruption was not about him or the EFCC but the collective desire of Nigerians to move the country forward.

EFCC Docks Tangwami, Ex-Adamawa Council Boss Over N982m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 arraigned one Felix Tangwami, former chairman Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa state, before Justice Helen Nuhu Hamman Joda of Adamawa State High Court, sitting in Yola.

According to a statement issued by the spokesman of the commission, Wilson Uwugaren, the accused was charged on a five-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretense to the tune of N981, 468, 000.00 (nine hundred and eighty one million, four hundred and sixty eight thousand Naira)

Tangwami, in his capacity as the council boss, used his position to award a a number of contracts to companies where he has interests and failed to deliver on the contract terms.

EFCC Yet to Invite Me – Metuh

 

 

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Monday disclosed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is yet to invite him for questioning, adding that he was only being tried in the media.

EFCC is said to be investigating Metuh for allegedly collecting about N400m from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sabo Dasuki (retd.) which was said to be part of the funds meant for the procurement of arms for the military’s fight against Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East.

Metuh, who agreed to collecting an undisclosed sum of money from former President Goodluck Jonathan, claimed that the undisclosed sum he got from Jonathan was as a result of carrying out unspecific work as the ruling party’s spokesperson under the then government.

Honour EFCC Invites, Ijaw Elders Urge Indigenes

People of Ijaw extrac­tion currently facing corruption probe in the country have been urged to honour invita­tions by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commis­sion, EFCC.

In a statement issued by Izon Okosu-Otu, the um­brella body of Ijaw Council of Elders, Delta State chap­ter, Warri, its chairman, Chief Bare Etolor, noted that in doing so they would be able to prove their inno­cence of such allegations.

It would be recalled that ex-militants’ leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), special adviser to former President Good­luck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs, chairman of Amnesty Programme, Mr. Kingsley Kuku; and for­mer Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, are among those invited by the EFCC and Department of Security Services, DSS, over corruption accusa­tions.

EFCC to Summon Former President, Jonathan

There are indications that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, may summon the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, to explain what he knows about the ongoing probe into the scandalous arms procurement deal.

The ant-graft agency is said to be contemplating writing the former President because his name has consistently been mentioned during the interrogation of some suspects, The Punch reports.

Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), is currently being prosecuted by the EFCC for illegally disbursing to top politicians funds meant for the procurement of arms for the military’s fight against Boko Haram insurgents in the North-east. This, Daskui had alleged was in line with the directive of Jonathan, who was the then President.

EFCC To Invite Okonjo-Iweala, Others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that it will invite top officials in the Goodluck Jonathan administration that had a hand in the disbursement of funds related to the arms purchase.

According to Vanguard Newspapers, a top EFCC source said top on the list is the former Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy in the last Administration, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

This is coming on the heels of the anti-graft agency’s resolve to re-open the case of the former Rivers state Governor, Dr. Peter Odili.

Reports say Odili allegedly received N100m from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

The former Governor has since debunked saying he collected N100m from the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Dr Adamu Muazu and not Dasuki.

Okonjo-Iweala. was accused of illegally disbursing funds to the former National Security Adviser.

Source: Leadership Online News

EFCC to Summon Metuh Soon, Says Threat to Life was Unnecessary

The claim by the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, last Tuesday in Abuja, that his life was under threat has been described as “unnecessary and an attempt to pre-empt his arrest’’ by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

 

An operative of the anti-graft agency told ThisDay that: “We have been able to establish that two of his registered companies were used to launder money to some key members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He has several questions to answer. And we will soon invite him officially for interrogation.

“We believe the alarm he raised on Tuesday was unnecessary and it was an