EFCC has successfully recovered N70bn in just 100 days

The EFCC has announced that it successfully recovered a total of N70 billion within a span of 100 days, from October 2023 to January 19, 2024.

This information was disclosed in a document titled “Operations and Recoveries” released by the EFCC.

The document further revealed that during this period, the EFCC received a total of 3,325 petitions, accepted 2,657 of them, and secured convictions for 747 individuals involved in financial crimes such as money laundering and internet fraud.

The breakdown of the recovered funds shows that the EFCC headquarters alone recovered N49,607,391,330.44, $3,900,200.75, £2000, and £110. Other commands such as Maiduguri, Gombe, Kano, Makurdi, Enugu, Uyo, Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Kaduna, Ilorin, Abuja, Ibadan, Lagos, and Benin also contributed to the recovery efforts.

A breakdown of the data shows that the EFCC headquarters alone recovered N49,607,391,330.44, $3,900,200.75, £2000, and £110.

The Maiduguri Zonal Command recovered N58,065,870 and $3,370.

Gombe Command recovered N127,323,028.50 and $1,500. Kano Command recovered N141,944,451 and $365.

Makurdi Command recovered N53,228, 325.

Enugu Command recovered N202,117,000 and $1,950.

Uyo Command recovered N25,299,950 and $710.

Port Harcourt Zonal Command recovered N2,412,247,210.05 and $5,714,389.21.

Sokoto Command recovered the sum of N100,696,118.72.

Kaduna Command recovered N331,494,710.81, $912, £50, and €1,610.

The Ilorin Command recovered N80,280,580.86 and $880.

Abuja Zonal Command recovered N825,928,463 and $10,000, while Ibadan Zonal Command recovered N135,519,810, $14517, £280, and €500.

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.