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• Under investigation4 sources

  Liyel Imoke

  Senator Liyel Imoke (b.

• Arraigned1 source

  Loko Tersoo Joseph & Others

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #58 (p.

• Alleged1 source

  Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa

  No substantiated corruption cases against Lucky Aiyedatiwa in current corpus.

• Convicted2 sources

  Lukumanu Sani Waziri

  Subject of ICPC final forfeiture order under suit FHC/ABJ/CS/276/2021.

• Context1 source

  Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi

  Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi — office-holder linked to Zamfara State; promoted from per-state audit for network legibility.

• Alleged1 source

  Mahmud Shata

  Former Minister of State, Ministry of Internal Affairs, indicted in SAGEM scandal

• Context1 source

  Major General David Akpode Ejoor

  Major General David Akpode Ejoor (Rtd) (10 January 1932 – 10 February 2019) was a pioneer officer of the Nigerian Army from Ovu, Ethiope East LGA, Delta State (Urhobo) who served as the first Military

• Convicted1 source

  Mangset Longyl Dickson

  Named staff member of the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

• Context2 sources

  Mark Corallo

  Former Trump-administration spokesperson; Chagoury's PR agent.

• Alleged2 sources

  Martin Elechi

  Chief Martin Nwancho Elechi served two terms as PDP Governor of Ebonyi State (2007–2015), succeeding Sam Egwu.

• Under investigation1 source

  Maurice Ibekwe

  Alleged advance-fee fraudster, arrested in EFCC's first week

• Alleged0 sources

  Mecosta Securities Ltd

  Shell company used in the Abacha-era Ajaokuta steel-fund fraud; named in US DOJ civil-forfeiture filings and the Bagudu settlement.

• Context1 source

  Melford Okilo

  Melford Okilo was the first elected Governor of Rivers State (1979–1983) and a pioneer of Niger Delta development (Niger Delta Development Board, 1961; later NDDC headquarters named in his honour).

• Alleged2 sources

  Melrose General Services Limited

  Shell company registered as alleged conduit for Paris Club refund diversion.

• Under investigation1 source

  Michael Aondoakaa

  Attorney General under Yar'Adua, is alleged to have sought to strip EFCC of prosecutorial powers to stop governor investigations

• Context1 source

  Michael Otedola

  Michael Otedola — office-holder linked to Lagos State; promoted from per-state audit for network legibility.

• Context1 source

  Mobolaji Johnson

  Mobolaji Johnson — office-holder linked to Lagos State; promoted from per-state audit for network legibility.

• Convicted1 source

  Modu Aisami

  Modu Aisami was convicted in the Federal High Court Abuja division as one of four Boko Haram financiers sentenced under the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, in proceedings reported by the Federal Ministry

• Context1 source

  Mohammed Babadoko Abubakar

  Mohammed Babadoko Abubakar is identified in the Federal Ministry of Justice / Information Bureau (FMINO) press communications as the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation at the time of th

• Context1 source

  Mohammed Badaru Abubakar

  Two-term APC Governor of Jigawa (2015–2023) and currently Federal Minister of Defence in the Tinubu cabinet (since August 2023).

• Alleged1 source

  Mohammed Saleh Buba

  Mohammed Saleh Buba is designated as a terrorist financier by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC).

• Arraigned1 source

  Mohammed Wakil -N118 Million Bribery Trial

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #48 (p.

• Context1 source

  Monday Okpebholo

  Sitting Governor of Edo State (sworn in 12 November 2024, APC).

• Context1 source

  Moses Adasu

  Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu (d.

• Context1 source

  Moses Fasanya

  Retired Army Colonel, Military Administrator of Abia State (1996–1998) under the Abacha regime; later Administrator of Ondo State (1998–1999).

• Arraigned1 source

  Mr Chima Igwe

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #34 (p.

• Arraigned1 source

  Mr. Gimba Kumo

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #36 (p.

• Arraigned1 source

  Mrs. Grace Taiga

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #41 (p.

• Arraigned1 source

  Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita

  Former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (2015-2017); resigned after EFCC investigation.

• Alleged1 source

  Muhammad Lawan Sani

  Muhammad Lawan Sani is designated as a terrorist financier by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC).

• Context1 source

  Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi

  Civilian Governor of Kano (1979–1983) under the People's Redemption Party in the Second Republic.

• Arraigned1 source

  Muhammed Bello Adoke

  Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (2010-2015).

• Convicted2 sources

  Muhammed Ibrahim Isa

  Muhammed Ibrahim Isa is identified by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC) and the U.

• Arraigned1 source

  Muhammed Kuzachi

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #26 (p.

• Arraigned1 source

  Mukhtar Ishaq Yakasai

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #55 (p.

• Under investigation1 source

  Murtala Mohammed

  Military ruler 1975–76; instituted anti-corruption probes and asset declarations; assassinated after six months in office

• Alleged5 sources

  Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro

  Former PDP Senator and Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana; appointed Minister of State for Defence under President Jonathan in 2014.

• Context2 sources

  Musiliu Smith

  Predecessor of Tafa Balogun as Inspector-General of Police; handed over the IGP role to Balogun in March 2002.

• Institution1 source

  Nasarawa State Government

  Nasarawa State — one of the 36 constituent states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, created in 1996.

• Alleged2 sources

  Nasiru Haladu Danu

  APC chieftain and public works contractor.

• Context1 source

  Ndubuisi Kanu

  Ndubuisi Kanu — office-holder linked to Lagos State; promoted from per-state audit for network legibility.

• Institution1 source

  NFIU (Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit)

  Financial reporting oversight body; noted for inadequate AML compliance monitoring by banks

• Arraigned1 source

  Ngozi Olejeme

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #33 (p.

• Alleged1 source

  NHD Interbiz Projects Ltd

  Shell company incorporated in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on November 28, 2007 (registration 720228).

• Under investigation1 source

  Nicholas Ugbane

  Senator, is alleged to have been arrested in ₦5.

• Institution1 source

  Niger State Government

  Niger State — one of the 36 constituent states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, created in 1976.

• Scandal1 source

  Nigeria asset-recovery disbursement gap (2021–2022 ledger)

  Aggregate departmental ledger from EFCC's Proceed of Crime (Asset Recovery & Management) Department shows a structural disbursement gap on non-cash assets even as cash recoveries are largely returned.

• Institution1 source

  Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency

  Agency linked to Omatseye ₦5B contract scam

• Institution1 source

  Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA)

  Parastatal linked to Bode George case; ₦85B in alleged contract inflation

• Institution1 source

  Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC)

  Nigeria Sanctions Committee — the inter-agency body chaired by the Attorney-General of the Federation that operates Nigeria's consolidated sanctions list under the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2011 (as