Out of the N109 billion purportedly collected fraudulently by suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claims to have recovered over N30 billion
At the weekly ministerial briefing in the State House on Thursday, Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the EFCC, revealed.
As evidence of the government’s effective anti-corruption campaign, the EFCC chairman claimed in response to a question about the commission’s independence that high-profile individuals and all government agencies, including the EFCC, have been the target of investigations.
He revealed that in the following two to three years, it would be more difficult for Nigerians to launder the proceeds of crime thanks to the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML).
In order to dispose of the over 150 forfeited apartments and flats, he also stated that the commission will by year’s end publish nationwide real estate auctions across 15 places in the nation.