How We Recovered Over N1billion From A Civil Servant In One Week — EFCC Boss

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has disclosed that the anti-graft agency
recovered over N1 billion cash from a civil servant within a
week.

He disclosed this on Thursday while appearing before the Senate
Committee on Finance investigating Internally Generated Revenue
(IGR) and payment of one percent stamp duty by contractors on all
contracts awarded by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)
between 2014 and 2020.

Bawa noted that there were a lot of leakages that needed to be
blocked, adding that it was not about generating revenue.

He said, “We recovered over a billion (naira) from (a) civil
servant sitting in an account last week.

“After observing the proceedings and the process of
investigation of the Clcommittee, I am happy with what is happening
here. It is a good development that the committee is working
towards blocking revenue leakages.

“At this point in the nation’s history, it is not much about
generating revenue as much as blocking leakages of revenue
generated and still being generated by all these agencies of
government.”

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has disclosed that the anti-graft agency
recovered over N1 billion cash from a civil servant within a
week.

He disclosed this on Thursday while appearing before the Senate
Committee on Finance investigating Internally Generated Revenue
(IGR) and payment of one percent stamp duty by contractors on all
contracts awarded by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)
between 2014 and 2020.

Bawa noted that there were a lot of leakages that needed to be
blocked, adding that it was not about generating revenue.

He said, “We recovered over a billion (naira) from (a) civil
servant sitting in an account last week.

“After observing the proceedings and the process of
investigation of the Clcommittee, I am happy with what is happening
here. It is a good development that the committee is working
towards blocking revenue leakages.

“At this point in the nation’s history, it is not much about
generating revenue as much as blocking leakages of revenue
generated and still being generated by all these agencies of
government.”