Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

EFCC Secures 37 Convictions, Recover N55m Cash, Properties in Gombe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal Office secured 37 convictions from first January to March 2019. This was disclosed on Monday, April 29, 2019 by the Zonal Head, Michael Wetkas in a media briefing organised by the zone to acquaint the media with the successes recorded in the first quarter of 2019 by the Gombe Zonal Office of the Commission. Wetkas revealed that the zone in the first quarter, received 81 petitions, out of which it secured 37 convictions and recovered N55.6million in cash. Regarding properties, he said houses valued at N18.8million were forfeited as…