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    EFCC recovers Bitcoin, N152Bn, $386m in 2021

    Chronicle EditorBy Chronicle EditorJanuary 10, 20221 Comment2 Mins Read
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    EFCC recovered billions of naira, millions of dollars and other currencies in 2021
    EFCC recovered billions of naira, millions of dollars and other currencies in 2021
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    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has disclosed that it recovered the aggregate sum of N152, 088,698,751.64 (naira); $386,220,202.84 (dollar); £1, 182,519.75 (pounds); €156,246.76 (euro); 1,723,310.00 Saudi Riyal, 1,900.00 South African Rand, and 1, 400.00 Canadian dollar between January and December 2021.

    The recovery basket also included a digital currency component with 5, 36957319 Bitcoin and 0.09012 Ethereum.

    Headquarters Operation dominated the recoveries with N67, 249, 744, 994.89, $375,662,223.59 and £1,151,539.75.

    It was closely followed by the Lagos Command which led the naira recoveries with N70, 315,611,260.52, $9,286,497.83 and £21,500.00.

    EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa Zamfara
    EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa
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    The Kaduna Zonal Command emerged third in terms of Naira recoveries with a total sum of N3, 339,405,723.93 while the Ibadan Zonal Command took the same position in terms of Dollar recoveries to the tune of $387,385.00.

    Giving an overview of the performance, the executive chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, explained that the monies included direct and indirect recoveries for the different tiers of government (Federal, State and Local Governments), corporate organizations and individuals (victims of crime) within the year under review.

    He commended the personnel of the Commission for the performance while urging them to redouble their efforts to ensure that perpetrators of economic and financial crimes are denied the benefit of the proceeds of crime.

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