The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) dismissed 27 officers in 2024 for participating in fraudulent actions and misconduct.
This was disclosed in a press release by the commissions Head, media and publicity, Dele Oyewale, on its official x account.
The dismissals adopted suggestions from the EFCC’s Workers Disciplinary Committee and have been ratified by the Fee’s Govt Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede.
The officers have been faraway from their positions after being discovered responsible of varied offenses associated to fraud and misconduct. Mr. Olukoyede emphasised the Fee’s unwavering stance on corruption, reiterating that no officer is above disciplinary motion.
“Each modicum of allegation towards any employees of the Fee would at all times be investigated, together with a trending $400,000 declare of a yet-to-be-identified supposed employees of the EFCC towards a Sectional Head,” he said.
The EFCC Chairman additional careworn that the Fee’s core values would at all times be upheld, reinforcing the Fee’s zero-tolerance coverage for corruption.
Warnings towards impersonation and blackmail schemes
The EFCC additionally issued a warning concerning the actions of impersonators and blackmailers utilizing the title of its Govt Chairman to extort cash from people underneath investigation.
The Fee revealed that two members of a suspected syndicate, Ojobo Joshua and Aliyu Hashim, have been just lately arraigned earlier than Justice Jude Onwuebuzie of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Excessive Courtroom in Abuja.
The duo allegedly contacted Mr. Mohammed Bello-Kaka, the previous Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, demanding $1 million for “Olukoyede to present him a delicate touchdown” in a non-existent investigation.
In gentle of those developments, the EFCC emphasised that such fraudulent people are nonetheless energetic, focusing on high-profile suspects.
The Fee urged the general public to report any such fraudulent actions to the authorities.
Blackmail makes an attempt towards EFCC officers
- The EFCC additionally addressed the rising difficulty of blackmail makes an attempt geared toward its officers.
- In accordance with the Fee, suspects being investigated for financial and monetary crimes who’ve did not compromise investigators typically resort to blackmail.
- The EFCC urged that such blackmailers shouldn’t be given any consideration, as they’re merely trying to disrupt the Fee’s efforts to combat corruption.
What you need to know
- Consistent with ongoing efforts to fight fraud and guarantee accountability, the Monetary Establishments Coaching Centre (FITC) has revealed that 49 staff of deposit cash banks in Nigeria have been dismissed between April and June 2024 as a consequence of their involvement in fraudulent actions.
- This follows a 40% improve in terminations in comparison with the primary quarter of the yr. The rise in dismissals displays a broader pattern, as 58 bank staff have been implicated in 11,532 fraud instances through the interval underneath evaluate.
- Insider involvement additionally rose by 23%, additional underscoring the necessity for continued vigilance throughout the banking sector, very similar to the EFCC’s current motion towards corruption inside its personal ranks.
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