EFCC Arrests 81, Convicts 68 over Corruption Allegations

Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano

The Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 81 persons and secured the conviction of 68 over allegation of various corruption charges in the last six months.

The Zonal Commander, Mr. Farouk Dogon Daji, disclosed this while receiving the leadership of correspondents’ chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on a courtesy call in his office, yesterday in Kano.

According to him, the commission is still recording some cases and making significant progress in convicting the 81 persons recorded for various financial crime in the last six months.

“Fighting and preventing corruption cannot be done without mass mobilisation. As a result of this we engage in public mobilization and orientation.

“We stage anti-corruption rallies, mobilise youths at the NYSC, and have founded anti-corruption as well as integrity clubs in our secondary schools to mobilise them against engaging in corrupt practices,” he stated.

In his remarks, the Chairman of Kano Correspondents’ Chapel, Mr. Aminu Garko, appealed to the EFCC headquarters to decentralise release of information to journalists so that zonal commands would have the right to give the needed information to working journalists in their zones for easy dissemination.

“Kindly be giving us updates on your activities to keep the public abreast and it will go a long way in helping in the fight against corruption and easing your activities.

“It is not in the best interest of the command to centralize information source. Zonal commands should be allowed to dish out information to practicing newsmen.

“I appeal to the commission to allow the zonal commands to update the media on its activities” “More so, the chapel wants the commission to also supply information about the activities in the states under the zone as well,” the chairman said.