The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has disproved accusations that a large portion of recovered funds under the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) was stolen by it official. ayokinews.com reports
In 2017, the anti-graft agency uncovered $43.5 million, £27,800, and N23.2 million in Apartment 7B, Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Earlier this week, accusations surfaced that a Brigadier General, Jafaru Mohammed, had stolen a significant sum of money used to acquire real estate.
In a statement published, the EFCC’s Head of Media, Wilson Uwujaren, rejected the charges, disclosing that Jafaru Mohammed was not a member of the organization’s staff and that the claim was made to deceive the public.
The statement reads: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a report by an online news medium alleging that a certain Jafaru Mohammed whom it claimed stole N10.9billion from the NIA Ikoyi loot is an accountant of the EFCC.”
“The claim is false and intended to mislead the public. For the avoidance of doubt, the EFCC has no accountant by name, Jafaru Mohammed and could not have appointed him to serve in another agency.”
“It is infantile to suggest that the Commission would appoint an accountant for the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, which is not a department of the EFCC.”
“The public is enjoined to discountenance the report which is dripping with mischief for which Peoples Gazette has become notorious. Visit our website: www.efccnigeria.org for more stories.”
Check Also: https://www.efcc.gov.ng/news/7701-efcc-re-arraigns-jamb-official-for-alleged-n46m-fraud
