Protests in Abuja over light sentence given to director of police pension who stole N32 billion

PROTESTERS hit the streets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Wednesday, demanding a retrial of the case involving fraud in the administration of police pension fund. This is according to reports from the Tribune website.

In the case, former director of the Police Pension Office, Mr John Yakubu Yusuf had been jailed for two

EFCC arrests two over $240,000 illegal cash

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Friday that it arrested two suspects, Moghalu Maduakonam and Esho David, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja over alleged attempt to smuggle $240,000 out of the country.

The suspects were said to have made useful statements.

A statement by the spokesperson for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said that while Maduakonam was travelling to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates with $200,000 which he failed to declare, David, who was going to Istanbul, Turkey, declared only $5,000 out of the $40,050 in his possession.

Culled from: Punch

Corruption: EFCC tells Court How Ex-Works Minister Diverted N75bn

Former Minister of Works, Dr. Hassan Lawal

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission witness on Thursday told Abuja Federal High Court how a