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Shake-up in EFCC as Olukoyede appoints chief of staff, 14 directors

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Ola Olukoyede, chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), has appointed Michael Nzekwe as his chief of staff.

 

As part of a restructuring drive, Olukoyede upgraded all the
zonal commands of the EFCC to departments and appointed 14 new directors.

 

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A statement by Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, said the
security unit of the agency has been upgraded to a department with a chief
security officer at the helm.

 

“To this effect, 14 new directors have been appointed to
head each of the zonal commands,” Oyewale said.

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 “Additionally, to
bolster and fortify the security architecture of the commission, the security
unit of the EFCC has been upgraded to a department with a seasoned officer
appointed as director, security and chief security officer.

 

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“A new department has also been created in the executive
chairman’s office and it is headed by former Makurdi zonal commander of the
EFCC, Mr. Friday Ebelo who also doubles as director and coordinator, special
duties at the corporate headquarters of the commission.”

 

Nzekwe was the commander of the Ilorin zonal command and a
course one officer.

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Nzekwe, a lawyer and an investigator, has served in various
departments in the anti-graft agency — including legal and prosecution,
operations (now department of investigations), internal affairs (now department
of ethics and integrity), Servicom, and asset forfeiture.

 

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The new chief of staff has attended trainings and courses at
home and abroad, including the Advance Defence Intelligence Officers Course
organised by Defence Intel Agency (DIA).



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