EFCC Orders Withdrawal of Charges Against Maryam Shehu, Abubakar Abdulhamad

Father’s plea: EFCC withdraws charges against two Nigerians

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the withdrawal of charges against two young Nigerians arraigned for alleged cybercrime and peddling malicious information against the commission, after the father of one of them pleaded for mercy. The post Father’s plea: EFCC withdraws charges against two Nigerians appeared first on Vanguard News.

EFCC orders withdrawal of charges against Maryam Shehu, Abubakar Abdulhamad

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the withdrawal of charges filed

BREAKING: EFCC Withdraws Cybercrime Charges Against Maryam Shehu, Abdulhamad Over Alleged Attacks On Agency

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has ordered the withdrawal of cybercrime charges filed against two Nigerians, Maryam Isah Shehu and Abubakar Shuraim Abdulhamad, following their arraignment before a Federal High Court in Abuja.

EFCC Withdraws Charges Against Maryam, Abubakar Following Pleas For Leniency

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the withdrawal of charges against two young Nigerians, Maryam Isah Shehu and Abubakar Shuraim Abdulhamad, who were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged cybercrime and malicious publications against the Commission. The two defendants were arraigned on Thursday, August 21, 2026, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal Hig…

EFCC Drops Cybercrime Charges Against BUK Student Maryam Shehu and Co-Defendant Following Outcry

By News Desk ABUJA, Nigeria — The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of cybercrime charges filed against final-year Bayero University Kano (BUK) student Maryam Isah Shehu and co-defendant Abubakar Shuraim Abdulhamad. The reversal comes following public outcry, legal advocacy, and formal appeals regarding […] The post EFCC Drops Cybercrime Charges Against …

EFCC withdraws defamation charges against two after ‘public appeals’

Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has ordered the withdrawal of charges against Maryam Isah Shehu, a final-year student of Bayero University in Kano, and Abubakar Shuraim Abdulhamad.   A statement on Friday by the anti-graft agency said Olukoyede considered the “passionate pleas and apologies of Shehu’s father and appeals of well-meaning Nigerians for leniency”.   “To this end, he has directed th…