FOCUS•EFCC Records 80 Convictions In 8 Months.>>> The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it has charged 368 cases to court and recorded 80 convictions at the end of August, 2013. Within the same period, the Commission recorded the following recoveries: N6,583,108,350; $19,251,519; 20,520 Euros and £19,000. EFCC further disclosed that it intensified the prosecution of politically exposed persons (PEPs), executives of failed bank, captains of industry, beneficiaries of fraudulent oil subsidy payments and senior civil servants involved in pension fraud. According to Wilson Uwujaren, Acting Head, Media and Publicity of the agency, a number of cases for which investigations had been concluded would be charged to courts across the zones where the Commission maintains offices as soon as the courts resume from recess. He said the commission deplored attempts by mischievous elements to distract it by imputing political motives to some of its investigations. “The commission will not be cowed by such insinuations which are clearly unfounded. Nigerians can be assured that only those who run foul of the law have reason to entertain fear of the EFCC,” he said.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 06:15:40 +0000
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