EFCC Probes Former Governors, Ex-ministers, Recovers N12.7billion From One Individual

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC says it has recovered a combined sum of N27.2 billion and $19million from three different money laundering cases.

The agency disclosed that out of the N27.2 billion N12.7 billion was recovered from one individual.

According to the commission, it is also investigating former governors, ex-ministers, and several government officials across the country.

The Acting EFCC Chairman, Abdukarim Chukkol, who disclosed this in Lagos, during a media interaction with select journalists, said further efforts were being made by the agency to recover more illicit funds.

He added that the agency would soon make public details of its ongoing investigations into the activities of some past leaders.

The EFCC boss who was represented by the spokesperson for the commission, Dele Oyewale, said the anti-graft agency had received several petitions against former governors, ex-ministers and government officials.

The anti-graft agency is also carrying out ongoing investigations into some monumental procurement fraud involving some officials of the Federal Ministry of Power and the Ministry of Agriculture.

Oyewale said the anti-graft agency had seized several houses in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Cross River states which are proceeds of funds meant for the Mambilla and Zungeru Power projects that were diverted through sundry Bureau de Change operators.

Reminded that some former governors, who are now ministers in the current administration and current members of the National Assembly have allegations of fraud against them, the EFCC boss said investigations were ongoing.

He assured Nigerians that once investigations were concluded, those involved would be persecuted according to the laws of the land irrespective of the office they occupy.

He noted that the agency was focused more on preventing financial and economic crimes, noting that it was more cost-effective to do so