The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sacked at least 27 of its members of staff for allegedly involving in fraudulent activities and other misconducts contrary to the standard operating procedures of the agency.
Although the names of the sacked officers were not revealed, they were sacked following the recommendation of the staff disciplinary committee of the EFCC.
it had been reported that the recommendation was ratified by the chairman of the commission, Ola Olukoyede.
Speaking on the development, the EFCC boss said the commission was committed to eradicating corruption, warning that no officer is immune to disciplinary measures.
Olukoyede, who spoke through the spokesman of the commission, Dele Oyewale, said the core values of the commission are sacrosanct and would always be held in optimal regard at all times.
“Every modicum of allegation against any staff of the commission would always be investigated, including a trending $400,000 claim of a yet-to-be-identified supposed staff of the EFCC against a Sectional Head,” he said.
