The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has revealed the commission’s plans to investigate more than 3,000 financial crime cases.
He explained that the cases approved for investigation were part of the over 5,000 petitions received by the agency from different groups and Nigerians.
Olukoyede revealed this at the 20th-anniversary lecture of the Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resources Centre, held in Lagos.
The EFCC boss, who was the guest lecturer at the event, said the agency has recovered over N60bn and $10m, in less than four months since he assumed office.
While decrying the pervasive nature of corruption in Nigeria, he noted that the agency has innovated mechanisms to either stop or minimise the stealing of public funds and other financial and economic crimes.
He stressed that it takes collective responsibility from every Nigerian to move the country forward and end corruption, while reiterating his resolve to use the anti-corruption drive to stimulate the Nigerian economy.