The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has actually divulged that it recuperated the aggregate amount of N152,088,698,751.64 (One Hundred and Fifty-two Billion, Eighty-eight Million, Six Hundred and Ninety-eight Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty-one Naira, Sixty-four Kobo) in 2021.

The antigraft firm likewise recuperated $386,220,202.84 (Three Hundred and Eighty-six Million, Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand, Two Hundred and Two Dollars, Eighty-four Cent), ₤ 1, 182,519.75 (One Million, One Hundred and Eighty-two Thousand, Five Hundred and Nineteen Pounds, EUR156,246.76 (One Hundred and Fifty-six Thousand, Two Hundred and Forty-six Euro), 1,723,310.00 Saudi Riyal, 1,900.00 South African Rand, and 1, 400.00 Canadian Dollar in between January and December 2021.

EFCC representative, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement on Monday, said the healing basket also included a digital currency element with 5, 36957319 Bitcoin and 0.09012 Ethereum.Recall that the Commission also recorded conviction of 2, 220 throughout the Commands in the very same year under review.

The Abdulrasheed Bawa led management of the EFCC has ensured that there is no hiding place for the looters of the nation’s treasury.Breakdown of the report by the EFCC revealed that Abuja head office operation announced the recovery of  N67,249,744,994.89,$375,662,223.59 and ₤ 1,151,539.75.

It was closely followed by the Lagos command which recovered N70,315,611,260.52,$9,286,497.83 and ₤ 21,500.00.

The Kaduna zonal command emerged third in regards to Naira healings with a total amount of N3,339,405,723.93 while the Ibadan zonal command took the exact same position in regards to dollar healings to the tune of $387,385.00.

Uwujaren stated offering an introduction of the performance, the executive chairman of the commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, described that the monies consisted of indirect and direct recoveries for the various tiers of government(federal, state and local governments), corporate organisations and individuals (victims of crime)within the year under review.

He applauded the workers of the Commission for the efficiency while prompting them to enhance their efforts to guarantee that perpetrators of economic and financial criminal activities are rejected the benefit of the earnings of criminal offense.

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