EFCC: How We Recovered N800m From 280 Suspects

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has disclosed how it was able to recover over N798.5 million naira from various suspects indicted in financial-related offences between January and August this year in Kano State.

The Zonal Head of the commission in the state, ACP Akaninyene Ezima who stated this while giving an update on the activities of the zone, said 280 suspects have so far been arrested this year for various financial related offences.

Ezima said over 51 various cases were currently being prosecuted at different courts in the state.

He also disclosed that operatives of the commission attached to the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport recovered over $690, 400 (N248, 544, 000) from three intending passengers in an attempt to launder the hard currency abroad.

He said “So far, we have 51 various cases currently ongoing in the courts, which are at different stages of completion but right now, we have legal vacation and once the vacation is over, we will resume.

“On money laundering, we have been able to recover N550 million from January to August this year.

“Over 280 suspects have been arrested for committing various offences this year, Several of them are in court and in different stages of investigations.

“Also, $690,400 was recovered from three passengers by operatives of the EFCC at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, who were in the process of travelling out of the country.

“However, there are certain areas of concern to us, not only as a Commission but also as a Zone, and that is the issue of cybercrime. We are all aware of the challenges, cybercrime has posed to the Commission, as well as the bad name that a few individuals have given us as a country.

He further maintained that the state zonal office will not rest on its oars to make sure the menace is stamped out of the society as the Chairman of the commission has given them directives in that regard.