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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called on youths in the South East to assist the agency in ridding the region of all forms of corruption and financial crimes.

Olukoyede, who made the call in Enugu State at the 2025 Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Conference, said that without the youth, the future was not assured.

“We are resilient&nbsp, and always insist that the right thing is done against all odds. Please, cooperate with us. We are not your enemies, we are your friends. We are here to protect you and to serve you”, he said.

While speaking on the theme, “The Police and The Youth, Bridging The Gap”, he explained that the Commission aimed to sanitise the South-East region and enable the youths to achieve their future endeavours.

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“The EFCC is here to enable the youths and help them re-align with their future endeavours because, without them, our tomorrow is not assured, Olukoyede, who was represented by the agency’s Acting Enugu Zonal Director, Aisha Abubakar, said on Thursday.

” We need the youths to hand over to, but they must have integrity, be knowledgeable, and willing to impact the community. We are determined to turn the fortunes of the Southeast completely around, in relation to the fight against economic and financial crimes, “he added.

He urged the youths to support the EFCC, especially in the area of intelligence sharing.

According to him, the agency was not just about service delivery and dignity.

He, thereafter, enjoined the youth to take advantage of the Eagle Eye App by downloading it and reporting fraudulent activities around them.

Earlier, Martins Ugwu, who is the PCRC Coordinator, Enugu State Youth Committee, said that the essence of the conference was to bring together, village and community youth leaders, leaders from notable youth organizations in the southeast, and security agencies to address concerns and find solutions to issues affecting the relationship between the youth and law enforcement agencies.

Ugwu”, We aim to empower our youths to see law enforcement agencies as partners in progress, guardians of their lives and properties as we aim to create a society where every youth feels safe, heard and valued, not oppressed and suppressed. “

In January 2025, no fewer than 37 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘ Yahoo Boys, ‘ were arrested by the EFCC in Awka, the Anambra State capital.

The suspects were apprehended by agency operatives during a sting operation at the Commissioners ‘ Quarters on Dr. J. O. Ukwutinife Close in Ifite, Awka.

The anti-graft agency said all the suspects were male, saying their arrest followed intelligence linking them to fraudulent internet activities.
Items recovered from them include six exotic cars, laptops, and mobile phones.

Due to zoning protests, Abdullahi Ganduje, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is scheduled to step down.

The ruling party’s alleged intention to oust the national chairman is part of a plan to calm up the uprising among the North-Central zone’s stakeholders, who have consistently demanded the party’s highest office to be returned to the area.

A party source claimed that until the APC national convention in December 2025, Ganduje would be appointed acting chairman by one of the party’s national vice chairmen.

Following the resignation of Abdullahi Adamu from the North Central region, Ganduje, the immediate former governor of Kano State, was appointed APC chairman in August 2023. Since then, his tenure has been met with growing opposition from within, particularly from those who thought his appointment amounted to a violation of the party’s internal zoning rules.

Former power minister Saleh Mamman’s trial is pending, and an EFCC investigator has informed the Federal High Court in Abuja that the defendant willingly gave the Commission a number of confessional statements, all of which were made in the presence of his legal team and associates.

The first prosecution witness, Abubakar Kwaido, testified against claims that the statements were taken under duress before Justice James Omotosho.

As you can see from the videos we played, the defendant and his attorney were smiling, Kwaido said, “I was surprised to hear that he was threatened.” He delivered all of his statements in person, either by writing or by dictating them, and with the assistance of his legal representatives or close friends.

Mr. Kwaido told the court that the former minister made his statements to the Commission on May 10, 11, 12, 15, and 3 August 2023, as well as 3 and 9 August 2023, according to a statement posted by the EFCC on its official Facebook page on Thursday.

He claimed that the defendant was accompanied by various attorneys or individuals at each session.

It was taken on May 11, 2023, in the presence of P. A. Aderungi, and on May 12, Adewuyi and Aliyu Musa, respectively. He was given a warning on May 15 and had his statement read in Muzzarril Yahaya’s presence.

It was Paul Adetako on May 17 and Umar Yunusa on May 19th. He and his business partner, Rabiu, arrived on August 3 and Sulieman Yusuf, “Kwaido detailed,” on August 9.

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The EFCC is bringing Mr. Mamman to court on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering, which is alleged to be related to the Mambilla Power Project, and is scheduled to stand trial for 12 counts.

After prosecuting counsel Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, made strong arguments in their favor, the court accepted the extra-judicial statements after Femi Atteh, SAN, the court’s lawyer, who claimed they were coerced, made compelling arguments in their favor.

U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that a 33-year-old Nigerian man had been detained for his role in a significant business email compromise and money laundering scheme.

Edikan Adiakpan, who is scheduled to appear for the first time at 2 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Bray, has been detained, according to authorities.

Adiakpan is accused of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and illegal money transmission in a three-count indictment filed on June 11 in Houston by a federal grand jury. According to the indictment, Adiakpan and co-conspirators plotted a business email compromise scheme in 2021 that targeted businesses in at least eight states, including a California research group that was working on treating American veterans.

According to the allegations, victims were sent “spoofed” emails that appeared to be from well-known suppliers and creditors. They allegedly were defrauded into sending money to banks that the fraudsters controlled rather than the actual customers.

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Further, according to the allegations, the conspirators transferred the funds quickly between various bank accounts under their control and laundered them. The funds were then allegedly transformed into cashier’s checks. Adiakpan allegedly cashed the checks and paid a portion of the proceeds.

Ayobami Omoniyi, a 26-year-old Nigerian citizen, is currently awaiting sentencing before the U.S. Judge Andrew S. Hanen for the US District.

Adiakpan faces charges of conspiracy, money laundering, and conspiracy conspiracy conspiracy for up to 20 years in prison, as well as five years in prison for transmitting illegal money. A maximum fine of $250, 000 is possible for each conviction.