The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, yesterday said that it has, in the last
six months, secured 83 convictions and recovered N116,945,981.68.
The Zonal Head, Friday Ebelo, made
the disclosure yesterday, during a press briefing held at the Commission’s
office, Iyaganku GRA, Ibadan.
Ebelo who took over headship of the
zone on January 31, added that the zone has made tremendous success within the
period.
He said: “With the unwavering
support of our chairman and other stakeholders, the zone has recorded
remarkable successes in the period under review. The zone received 481
petitions out of which 117 were rejected because they did not fall under the Commission’s
mandate. Out of the remaining 364 that were approved for investigation, 107 had
investigations on them concluded with cases filed in court. We were able to
secure 83 convictions out of the 107 cases filed at different courts within the
zone. That represents 83% of the total number of cases.”
While speaking further on the money
recovered, Ebelo said: “Others in foreign currency include $39,125, €1,800 and
£50.”
The EFCC’s Ibadan Zonal Head also
said the last six months witnessed the recovery of 65 vehicles among which 54
were registered.
While appreciating the Nigerian
press for its partnership with the Commission, Ebelo sought cooperation with
members of the public, saying that the fight against corruption would only
yield fruit if every Nigerian shows commitment.
His words: “This is our country and
we all have the responsibility to make it better for ourselves and the coming
generations. If we fail to act, we will all suffer the consequences. Let us
work together to ensure that corruption is reduced to the barest minimum so
that we will all enjoy peace, security and development that are much more
guaranteed in orderly and crime-free society.”
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