
A PM News report assesses three years of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission under Ola Olukoyede, citing EFCC figures for 34 months. According to the report, enforcement and prosecutions recovered funds, strengthened federal and sub-national revenue, returned working capital to institutions, companies and citizens, supported financial-market integrity, protected extractive and digital economies, denied suspects unlawful proceeds and improved Nigeria’s image. The claims are presented as the Commission’s account of its anti-graft campaign.
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