New EFCC Board Inaugurated
A 23-member board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday, January 13, 2022, inaugurated at a modest but brief ceremony in Abuja. Performing the inauguration on behalf of the Federal Government, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, congratulated members on their appointment which he said, was a demonstration of the confidence of the President in their integrity, intellectual abilities and competence to contribute to the mandate of the Commission.
“You are, however, required to put in your best to combat financial and economic crimes in the country. The Commission is empowered to prevent, investigate, prosecute and penalise economic and financial crimes and is charged with the responsibility of enforcing the provisions of other laws and regulations relating to economic and financial crimes, as well as fight terrorism.
EFCC Hands Over Recovered N3.6m to Victim in Gombe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Gombe Zonal Command, on January 12, 2022 handed over a cheque of Three Million, Six Hundred and Thirty-Nine Thousand, Five Hundred Naira (N3, 639,500) to a retired Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Adamawa state.
The victim, Alhaji Muhammed Mubi, 86 year old, received the cheque at his Yola residence, from Abdullahi Suraiju, Head, Foreign Exchange Malpractice Section (FEMS), on behalf of the Commander, Gombe Zonal Command, Babashani Umar Sanda.
Man Bags One Year Jail Term for Contract Scam in Borno
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, January 13, 2022 secured the conviction and sentencing of one Modu Kotoko to one year imprisonment before Justice Fadawu Umar of the State High Court, Maiguduri on a one-count amended charge which bordered on cheating to the tune of N10million (Ten Million Naira).
The convict was first arraigned on the 29th of January, 2021 on a count charge of obtaining money by false pretence and he pleaded not guilty, leading to the commencement of trial.
At the sitting on January 12, 2022, prosecution counsel, Mukhtar Ali Ahmed informed the court of the amended charge that was premised on the willingness of the defendant to enter into a ‘plea bargain agreement’ with the anti-graft agency. Consequently, the court ordered the defendant to take his plea to the amended charge.