The North-East zone of the embattled Ibrahim Magu led Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC says it has arrested not less than 191 suspects and recovered N110,820,023 million in the area between January and July.
The Commission’s Head of Operation in the North-East Malam Aminu Aliyu disclosed in a news conference in Gombe state that the sum of N79, 074, 743.53 in bank drafts and N31,745,280 in cash has been recovered from suspects under investigations
According to Aliyu, the commission had also secured seven convictions of those arraigned in various courts while concluding an investigation into 54 other cases.
Aliyu during the news conference expressed the commission’s commitment to tackling economic and financial crimes by securing the conviction of criminals and sensitizing the public to the evil deeds of fraudsters in the society.
The zonal head also appealed to the public to continue to report activities of any suspects in both the private and public sectors.
