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EFCC investigators taking bribes, chairman laments

The Chairman of the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday, raised the alarm about the craze for gratification and bribes among the commission’s investigators, noting that he had a process in motion to fish them out. Olukoyede made this disclosure on Thursday in his New Year …

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DSS frees ex-EFCC boss, Bawa after 134 days

The Department of State Services has freed the embattled ex-Economic and Financial Crimes Commission boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa, after exactly 134 days spent in the custody of the secret police. According to Punch,Bawa was released from the national headquarters of the secret police, ‘Yellow House,’ in Abuja, on Wednesday night. Bawa …

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Shake Up at EFCC: President Tinubu suspends AbdulRasheed Bawa Indefinitely.

The Nation’s apex Anti-Corruption Agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)has come under scrutiny.President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension from office,it’s Chairman, Mr AbdulRasheed Bawa,CON. This was announced in a statement by Willie Bassey, Director, Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the …

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EFCC Docks Varsity Staff for N11.4m Fraud

The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday arraigned one Andrew Eigbokhaebholo, a staff of the University of Calabar, before Justice S. M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State. He was arraigned alongside his company, Panandy Oil and …

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Nigeria Establishes New Agency to Manage Recovered Assets

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved the establishment of a new agency named “The Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency.” The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which is the flagship anti-corruption agency in the country, manages and sell assets recovery. Minister of Justice and Attorney General …

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