The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained 10 of its officers for theft.
The officers were arrested last week in connection with the theft of some operational items that they could not account for.
The commission on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, stated that the 10 officers detained were from the Lagos Zonal Command of the agency.
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EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, stated that the 10 officers were being detained in respect of investigation of some missing items involving them.
Ojewale said the action was an ongoing effort to sweep EFCC clean of corrupt tendencies.
“The officers, who were arrested last week on the directives of the Executive Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede answered questions related to the theft of some operational items that they could not account for.
“Investigators are making good progress, and those found culpable will be subjected to internal disciplinary processes,” Ojewale stated in a press statement.
The EFCC had recently dismissed 27 officers from its workforce.
The action was taken to enforce integrity and rid the anti-graft agency of fraudulent elements.
The officers were dismissed in 2024 for various offences bordering on fraudulent activities and misconduct.
EFCC spokesperson, Oyewale, in a statement, on Monday, January 6, 2025, stated that the officers’ dismissal, followed the recommendation of the Staff Disciplinary Committee of the EFCC, which was ratified by the Executive Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede.
Olukoyede reiterated the commitment of the Commission to zero tolerance for corruption.
He warned that no officer was immune to disciplinary measures.
“Every modicum of allegation against any staff of the Commission would always be investigated, including a trending $400,000 claim of a yet-to-be-identified supposed staff members of the EFCC against a Sectional Head.
“The core values of the Commission are sacrosanct and would always be held in optimal regard at all times,” he said.
