EFCC denies sharing N54bn forfeited by ex-CBN Governor, Emefiele

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denounced as false, a report by Sahara Reporters alleging that N54 billion forfeited by associates of a former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, was “shared” among certain ministers, aides of President Tinubu, and EFCC officials.

EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, who debunked the report in a statement on Wednesday, stressed that no official has ever been involved in the “sharing” of any proceeds of forfeited assets, as this notion is foreign to the EFCC.

Mr. Oyewale said: “The sensational report which was promoted ostensibly to scandalise the agencies mentioned, betrays the author’s ignorance of the existing asset recovery and management framework.

“Both the EFCC Act, 2004 and the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act, 2022, are unambiguous in terms of the accounts into which proceeds of forfeited assets are to be paid.

“There is no “platform” for the “sharing of forfeited assets”; the notion itself being infantile. Otherwise, Sahara reporters would not have withheld information about when and how the sharing took place and who got what. The TRUTH is, it simply did not happen!

“Dishing fiction to the public as news is the height of irresponsibility and EFCC will not tolerate any attempt to defame its hard-earned reputation.

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