Tinubu Hails EFCC as Agency Reports ₦1.23tn Asset Recovery and 10,872 Convictions

President Bola Tinubu has praised the EFCC’s efforts against cryptocurrency fraud and other technology-driven financial crimes. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at an EFCC and National Judicial Institute workshop in Abuja, he called for stronger cooperation between investigators, prosecutors and the courts. The EFCC said it filed 14,476 cases and secured 10,872 convictions in the first 34 months of its current leadership. It also reported recovering ₦1.233 trillion, $684.48 million, £373,905 and €9.34 million in assets. Tinubu urged judicial officers to reduce avoidable delays in financial-crime trials while protecting due process and judicial independence. The Chief Justice of Nigeria and other officials also called for improved handling of digital evidence, stronger forensic capacity and faster resolution of corruption cases.

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