EFCC returns N387m recovered from fraudsters to Jigawa State government

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed implicit N387,483,488 recovered from suspected fraudsters to the Jigawa State Government, pursuing the decision of an probe into the alleged diversion of nationalist funds.

The funds were presented connected Tuesday astatine the EFCC’s Kano Zonal Directorate to the state’s Director of Treasury Operations, Muhammad Haruna.

The betterment followed quality from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), which flagged suspicious transactions linked to alleged misappropriation involving 2 individuals, Abdullahi Garba and Ayuba Sani.

Acting connected the tip-off, EFCC operatives launched an probe that led to the betterment of the full sum of N387,483,488 from the suspects.

Subsequently, some men were charged to tribunal implicit the alleged diversion of nationalist funds. One of the defendants, Abdullahi Garba, pleaded blameworthy and was convicted, receiving a two-year situation sentence, portion the 2nd suspect, Ayuba Sani, is inactive facing trial.

Speaking during the handover ceremony, the Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC Kano Directorate, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, Friday S. Ebelo, said the betterment reflects the agency’s determination to guarantee stolen nationalist funds are returned to their rightful owners.

“The EFCC volition con...