Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), has reportedly recovered over N580 million from former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa.
Bawa has been in DSS custody since June 2023 following his removal from office by President Bola Tinubu
Sources say that the former EFCC chairman has coughed up over N580 million illegally acquired during his time as the head of the agency.
“Over N580 million has been retrieved from the incarcerated former chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC,” one of the sources told SaharaReporters.
This comes amid pressure on the DSS to either release Bawa or charge him with offences the secret police’s investigation has found that Bawa committed.
President Bola Tinubu suspended Bawa indefinitely as the chairman of the EFCC in June “to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office” following “weighty allegation of abuse of office leveled against him”.
Bawa was taken into custody by the DSS on June 14 hours after his suspension by the president and has since remained in detention.
In August, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) threatened to sue President Tinubu’s administration over the continued detention of Bawa by the DSS without arraignment for proper charges.
Similarly, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, knocked President Tinubu’s administration over the continued detention of Bawa and the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, without trial.
Who is talking of releasing embezzlers
Well, regarding money recovered from Bawa;
I hope same or more will NOT be recovered from you or another government agent again.
He should be executed!
For God’s sake , how can chairman of Efcc be corrupt??
Meanwhile, there a many who stole BILLIONS that are still walking free albeit being known by the DSS. Selective justice is a major characteristic of the Nigerian system; once you’re on the wrong side of the divide, then your sins are exposed however small. On the other hand, no matter how terrible your crimes are, just because you are on the ‘right’ side, you’re clean. It ought not to be so.
This country can never seems to amuse me. Even EFCC chairman that have abused,
harrased, destroyed and imprisoned the youths in the name of Yahoo and other related crimes has been into embezzlement of funds. We weep for Nigeria.
Play play Nigeria, money laundering recovered how and Wen? If they can recover 10% self we thank God. Concerning the bluekey money laundering. We need total explanation and clarity from Bawa, CEO of bluekey and banks