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Fresh court filings by the Federal Government have brought into focus an alleged network accused of plotting to destabilise Nigeria’s constitutional order, with six individuals set to face a 13-count charge bordering on treason, terrorism, and financial crimes. The defendants—retired Major General Mohammed Gana, retired Naval Captain Erasmus Victor, Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, Zekeri Umoru,…
Two Nigerian nationals, Akinade Raheem and Abayomi Eletu, face up to 50 years each in prison for orchestrating a sophisticated $100 million tax fraud scheme against the United States Internal Revenue Service. Operating between 2018 and 2023, the defendants allegedly hijacked the identities of both tax professionals and private citizens to file over 300 fraudulent…
Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, appeared at the State High Court on Monday to face corruption charges. Security operatives cordoned off the court premises and took up positions at strategic points to manage a heavy presence of spectators. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is prosecuting Mr El-Rufai…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is currently at the Federal High Court in Kaduna where the presiding judge is expected to deliver a ruling on his bail application in the ongoing trial bordering on alleged financial improprieties. The court had on Tuesday adjourned the ruling on the bail application filed by the former…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai appeared before the Kaduna State High Court on Tuesday for fresh arraignment proceedings, days after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) briefly released him on compassionate grounds to attend the funeral of his late mother in Egypt. El-Rufai, who had spent over a month…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has released Nasir El-Rufai from custody. The former Kaduna State Governor was granted leave on Friday night to attend the funeral of his mother, Umma El-Rufai, who passed away earlier that day. His son, Bashir El-Rufai, confirmed the development on social media, though he took…
A Dublin court has sentenced two Nigerian nationals to a combined 16 and a half years in prison for their roles in a global money laundering network linked to more than €6 million in fraud proceeds. The convicted men, Ejike Francis Ogbuefi, 42, and Steven Silvester, 32, were found guilty of directing the activities…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, a former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, who was handed 72 years imprisonment for money laundering involving N868.46 million. The Federal High Court in Abuja delivered the judgment following Nwabuoku’s prosecution on nine amended counts of money laundering. The…
A United States court has sentenced James Junior Aliyu, a 30-year-old Nigerian national, to seven-and-a-half years in federal prison for orchestrating a massive business email compromise scheme. Aliyu, who was extradited from South Africa, led a syndicate that intercepted corporate communications to divert millions of dollars. Beyond the 90-month sentence, the court slapped him with…
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has declared that he harbours no regrets over his time in office, speaking shortly after regaining his freedom following a protracted period in detention. Malami, who had been held at different times by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and later the Department…
