The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it has so far recovered a total of N30 billion from former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.
Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, stated this Thursday at the 62nd briefing organised by the State House Presidential team , at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Idris, ; his former Technical Assistant, Godfrey Olusegun Akindele; a director in the office of the AG-F, Mohammed Kudu Usman and a firm linked with Idris – Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited – are slammed with a 14-count charge bordering on stealing and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N109bn
The EFCC Boss who told the reporters on giant strides made by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration in curbing financial crimes, said it recovered a total of N134b, between January and October this year.
He revealed that $121m and 52 automobiles were also recovered in forfeited assets, within the period under review.
Bawa further revealed that $354m was recovered from oil company in unpaid royalties saying that another $30m USD will be transferred.
The Chairman stated that all recovered funds will be used for critical social infrastructures, including the ongoing Abuja -Kano, Lagos -Ibadan and 2nd Niger bridge projects adding
that it has auctioned a total of 649 cars, while 160 flats and apartments across 16 local government areas in the country will be auctioned soon.
According to him, several arrests are being made in tackling cybercrimes, and said a total of $120m was recovered from cyber criminals.
He disclosed that in 2022 alone, the agency recorded 3615 convictions of which about 50% of the convictions involve cybercriminals.
