The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has come under heavy scrutiny following the theft of exhibits by some of its personnel.
It was learned that some officials of the agency have been dismissed, while others were being investigated for fraud and theft of recovered assets, including cash and gold bars.
The agency spokesman, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on January 6, 2025, also indicated that the EFCC was investigating “a trending 400,000 dollars claim of a yet-to-be-identified supposed staff of the EFCC against a sectional head.
Two days later, ten officers from the Lagos zonal command were detained over the theft of operational items.
The detained officers are said to be answering questions regarding their inability to account for certain operational items that went missing under their watch.
