The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly recovered a total amount of N70,556,658,370.5 (N70 billion, five hundred and fifty-six million, six hundred and fifty-eight thousand, and three hundred and seventy naira) in 100 days between October 2023 and January 19, 2024.
The information was made known in a document made available to newsmen by the anti-graft commission on Wednesday titled ‘Operations and Recoveries’.
According to the document, the EFCC recovered N60,969,047,634.25, $10,522,778.57, £150,002.10, and €4,119.90, totalling N70,556,658,370.5 in the 100 days from October 2023 to January 19, 2024.
The anti-graft commission also received 3,325 petitions, accepted 2,657 of the petitions, and secured the convictions of 747 people for financial crime offences, including money laundering and internet fraud.
The data also revealed that the EFCC Headquarters recovered N49,607,391,330.44, $3,900,200.75, £2000, and £110. The next highest amount was recovered by the Maiduguri Zonal Command, which recovered N58,065,870 and $3,370. The Gombe Zonal Command recovered N127,323,028.50 and $1,500, while the Kano Zonal Command recovered N141,944,451 and $365.
The Makurdi Zonal Command recovered N53,223,325. The Enugu Zonal Command recovered N202,117,000 and $1,950, the Uyo Zonal Command recovered N25,299,950 and $710, and the Port Harcourt Zonal Command recovered N2,412,247,210.05 and $5,714,389.21.
Meanwhile, the Sokoto Zonal Command recovered N100,696,118.72, while the Kaduna Zonal Command recovered N331,494,710.81, $912, £50
The document also indicated that the Ilorin Command recovered N80,280,580.86 and $880, while the Abuja Zonal Command recovered N825,928,463 and $10,000. The Ibadan Zonal Command recovered N135,519,810, $14517, £280, and €500, while the Lagos Zonal Command recovered N6,826,993,798.78, $868,284.61, £147,672.10, and €1899.90. The EFCC, through its Benin Zonal Command, also recovered N49,515,987.09 and $5,700.
The EFCC secured 747 convictions during the reporting period. The majority of those convicted were prosecuted for cybercrime offences.
Ola Okukoyede, the Chairman of the EFCC, made this information public at a dialogue in Abuja, an EFCC event called ‘Dialogue on Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption’, which was held at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre in the Federal Capital Territory.
The EFCC also launched its Fraud Risk Assessment Project for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies during the event.
