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EFCC Recovers $2.9b in 2 Years 

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Wilson Uwujaren
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November 8, 2017
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EFCC Recovers $2.9b in 2 Years 
Nigeria has been commended for its determination and zeal in tracing and recovery of criminal assets. The commendation was made during a meeting between the Acting EFCC Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu and Dr. Nassar Abaalkhail, Head of International  Collaboration,  National Anti-Corruption  Commission, Saudi Arabia.

The meeting was sequel to a paper delivered by Magu on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at the ongoing 7th Session  of Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption holding in Vienna, Austria.

The 10 page paper entitled, “International Cooperation in Relation to  Tecnical Assistance: The Nigerian Experience”,gave detailed account of efforts by the Commission at tracing and recovering all stolen treasures from the country’s coffers. Dr. Abaalkhail  said, “from what i have heard, Nigeria’s effort at asset tracing is remarkable. Nigeria is indeed a role model for countries, including developed countries.

We have so much to learn from Nigeria”, he said.. Iranian National Focal Point for the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, Dr. Mohsen  Mardal also commended the Nigerian presentation. The Commissioner, Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Agency, Ady  Macauley, also said “the Economic  and Financial Crimes Commission,  ably represented by Mr. Magu, is not only formidable, but a pride to the African States. My men were in Nigeria a fortnight  ago to understudy your operations, I must confess, we have a lot to learn in investigation, prosecution and asset recovery”.

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In his presentation, Magu who was a panelist at the Implementation Review Group attended by over 100 delegates, had detailed the Nigerian efforts in asset recovery, including the progress made in the specific cases related to Abacha loot, Malabu Oil, Diezani & Associates and the Arms procurement scandal.

These efforts, he said cut across Switzerland,  USA, UK, UAE, Jersey Island and Panama. According to him, EFCC monetary  recoveries from May 2015 to October 20, 2017 was in excess of N738.9 billion which is equivalent to over $2.9 billion. ” This does not include smaller currencies in other currencies like Durham, CRA and British Pound”, he added. Magu also said that employing the mechanism of the non-conviction based forfeiture provided under Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, the EFCC  has also made a lot of recovery locally. ” Within this year alone, the Commission recovered stolen assets running into several millions of US Dollars and billions in naira. This include the sum of $43 million recovered from Deziani Allison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum and N2 billion spread in seven accounts within three Nigerian Bank laundered from the Federal Capital Territory Police Command Salary Accounts”, he explained.

In his recommendations, Magu sought for improved coordination and cooperation among State parties in asset recovery through the consideration and adoption of measures that will remove traditional ‘barriers such as bank secrecy consistent with Article 46(8) and dual criminality Article 46(9) as well as simplify legal technicalities in the recovery and repatriation of stolen funds. The EFCC boss in his paper, further sought for measures to reduce cost of recovery of assets for developing countries and ensure speedy return of all stolen assets to victim States in line with the current resolution sponsored by Nigeria. He also urged for sanction and prosecution of any financial institution that violates AML/CFT measures and the maintenance of a public register on beneficial ownership.

Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media and Publicity
8 November, 2017

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