Bawa Named New EFCC Boss
Mr
Abdulrasheed Bawa , has been named as the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Special
Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this
in a statement on Tuesday titled “President Buhari requests Senate to confirm
Abdulrasheed Bawa as EFCC boss.”
In a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad
Ibrahim Lawan, the President said he was acting in accordance with Paragraph
2(3) of Part1, CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004.
“Bawa, 40,
is a trained EFCC investigator with vast experience in the investigation and
prosecution of Advance Fee Fraud cases, official corruption, bank fraud, money
laundering, and other economic crimes.
“He has
undergone several specialised trainings in different parts of the world and was
one of the pioneer EFCC Cadet Officers in 2005.
“Bawa holds
a B.Sc degree in Economics, and Masters in International Affairs and
Diplomacy.”
The statement
is silent on the fate of Ibrahim Magu, a police officer, who was suspended as
the commission’s acting chairman last year.
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