In 2024, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) fired 27 officers for misconduct and fraud-related offenses.
In a statement released on Monday, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale stated that the Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, had accepted the dismissal, which had been suggested by the Staff Disciplinary Committee.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission fired 27 officers in 2024 as part of its efforts to uphold integrity and purge its ranks of dishonest people. “The Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, approved their termination on the recommendation of the EFCC’s Staff Disciplinary Committee,” Oyewale said.
In addition to stressing that no officer is exempt from disciplinary action, Olukoyede reiterated the commission’s zero tolerance policy for corruption.
Every complaint against any commission employees would be looked into, including the $400,000 claim made by an unidentified alleged EFCC employee against a Sectional Head. He declared that the commission’s fundamental principles are untouchable and would always be treated with the utmost respect.
The public was also cautioned by the EFCC about impersonators using its name to demand money from well-known suspects.
The commission claims that two people, Ojobo Joshua and Aliyu Hashim, were recently charged before Federal Capital Territory High Court Judge Jude Onwuebuzie in Abuja for allegedly requesting $1 million from Mohammed Bello-Koko, a former managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, in order to obtain a “soft landing” in a fictitious investigation.
Oyewale continued, “The commission urged the public to report such individuals and noted that similar criminal elements are still at large.”
The EFCC further underlined that its chairman, Olukoyede, remains devoted to safeguarding integrity, dismissing claims of inducement as unfounded. “Olukoyede remains a man of integrity who cannot be swayed by monetary influences. The public is urged to notify the commission of any such questionable aspects at all times, according to Oyewale.
“Suspects being investigated for some economic and financial crimes who have failed to compromise their investigators would always clutch at any straw,” Oyewale said in response to attempts to undermine the commission. It is not appropriate to give such blackmailers any kind of attention.