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EFCC Records 48 Convictions, N8.5bn Recoveries

Kazeem Tunde
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EFCC Records 48 Convictions, N8.5bn Recoveries

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recorded 48 convictions and recovered N8.5 billion in cash and assets within one year in Ilorin zone.

The Zonal Head of EFCC, Mr Isyaku Sharu, disclosed this during the Youths Walk Against Corruption, organised by the Commission in Ilorin on Friday.

The event has it’s slogan as: “Build the Youth, Build the Nation, Destroy the Youth, Destroy the Nation”.

“You would recall what the state Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said during the last International Anti-corruption Day, where he commended EFCC for assisting the state to recover N4.8 billion

“Tax refund at the eve of last handing/taking over, and that he would use it to fund part of 2020 budget.

“It is on record that we also handed over N111 million to the Governor and we presently have about N200 million for the state government, ready for collection.

“We are also on top of the case of light up Kwara, where over N3 billion was allegedly diverted and part of the diverted fund was to buy a property in Guzape, Abuja,” Sharu said.

The zonal head said that it was a great desire to build the youth who would fight corruption from the perspectives of alien, abhorrent and detestable to the culture.

“Corruption has eaten deep into every fabric of the society, manifesting itself from various forms and types, such as bribery, embezzlement, nepotism, cronyism, cyber-crime and money laundering.

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