Abdulrasheed Bawa

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has exposed the identities of those sponsoring calumny campaigns against Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of ...

“It is important to revisit the circumstances of the two orders of committal against the EFCC Chairman. This is a valid and lawful remedy by law and does not evoke any aura of impunity or disregard for the judiciary. “For the benefit of the public, the said order of the FCT High Court was given three years before Abdulrasheed Bawa became EFCC Chairman. Where judicial decisions were made against it, it has never resorted to self-help but availed itself of remedies under the law as it did in the instant case of committal orders of court. This same group shouted that the Commission lacked the power to investigate the theft of the state’s resources. As a law abiding institution, EFCC has conducted all its activities within the ambit of the law.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives have arrested one Salman Umar Hudu, an indigene of Kano, over alleged impersonation.

“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, arrested one Salman Umar Hudu, a 38-year-old indigene of Kano, at a hotel in Abuja, for falsely representing himself as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and other officers of the Commission, and obtaining N100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) from a person he convinced that he can ‘handle’ any matter with the EFCC,” the statement reads. [EFCC arraigned one Adamu Jiyaba](https://www.thecable.ng/efcc-arraigns-man-for-impersonating-fbi-director/amp) for allegedly impersonating a director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In a statement from its media office on Tuesday, the EFCC said the suspect was arrested in Abuja for “falsely representing himself” as Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairperson of the anti-graft agency.

Mr Bello's wife, Rashida, was recently named in a money laundering probe by the EFCC, which said the Kogi first lady conspired to loot billions of naira ...

The case has seen a sudden surge in sponsored protests against Mr Bawa, some of which were held simultaneously in Lagos and Abuja as recently as this week’s Monday. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages. Mr Oladele’s comments come as Mr Bawa is enduring a political onslaught instigated by Governor Yahaya Bello and other politicians who have been under the EFCC radar in recent months. “Abdulrasheed Bawa, prior to his appointment as the Economic Financial Crime Commission chairman, has headed various positions, which include the head of the commission’s operations zonal office in Lagos. Hence, his competence and ability to perform his functions without fear or favour are not in doubt,” he added. “Abdulrasheed Bawa has track records in the commission spanning over eighteen years without allegations of bias or unethical behaviour.”

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that some corrupt people were behind the ongoing protests against its chairman, ...

He added, “As a law abiding institution, EFCC has conducted all its activities within the ambit of the law. This same group shouted that the commission lacked the power to investigate the theft of the state’s resources.” Addressing the claims that the anti-corruption commission had been disobeying court orders, the EFCC spokesperson reiterated that the commission has never and will not take any steps to undermine the judiciary.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested Salman Hudu, an indigene of Kano, over an alleged impersonation.

Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, the Commission's spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said the activities of the group were aimed at discrediting the EFCC ...

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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, denied allegation that its chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, lacks respect for court orders.

“It is significant that this group found its voice after the EFCC launched an investigation into mindless looting of the treasury of one of the states. He said the protests were sponsored against the EFCC chairman to discredit his person. The activists alleged that the EFCC has resorted to cheap blackmail to divert the public from its lawlessness.