23/01/2025
How EFCC Officer Reportedly Absconded With $30,000, Valuables In Kaduna
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is embroiled in another controversy as an officer from its Kaduna Zonal Office, tasked with managing exhibits, has reportedly vanished along with over $30,000 and other valuables.
This comes shortly after the agency detained 10 officers in Lagos for failing to account for missing operational items.
While the EFCC has not disclosed specific details, investigations by DailyNigerian revealed that the missing items include gold bars valued at over ₦1 billion, $180,000, and £140,000.
In the latest incident, a staff member known only as Polycarp disappeared after being unable to explain the whereabouts of the $30,000, DailyNigerian reports.
Insiders who preferred anonymity told the newspaper that the zonal director, Benedict Ubi, a couple of weeks ago ordered for an audit of the directorate’s exhibit room, following the internal heist that occurred in Lagos.
According to the sources, “Immediately after the order for the audit was given, he took an excuse to ease himself. Efforts were made to contact him but all his telephone lines were switched off.
This is only what the preliminary audit on foreign currency shows. There are chances that more could be uncovered after a thorough audit of the exhibit room.”
It was learnt that the commission had launched a manhunt to trace the fleeing officer’s whereabouts.
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