Following the suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Director of Operations at the agency, Abdulkarim Chukkol.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday evening suspended the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa over allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.
The suspension is to allow for a proper investigation into his conduct while in office following the allegations against him by some stakeholders in the anti-corruption fight.
The President directed Bawa to hand over the affairs of his office to the agency’s Director of Operations, Abdulkarim Chukkol, who will oversee the affairs of the office of the EFCC Chairman.
Chukkol holds Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Maiduguri in 2000 and subsequently pursued his Post-Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice Education from University of Virginia, United States of America in 2011.
The detective, who joined the EFCC in 2003 and rose through the ranks to become the Director of Operations, also has Diploma in Cybersecurity and Spectrum Monitoring.
He was at a point at the FBI National Academy, Quantico. Chukkol formerly headed the Port Harcourt’s zonal office of the commission before he was transferred back to the headquarters in Abuja.
He subsequently took over from Mohammed Abba as the Director of Operations, who had since returned to the Nigeria Police Force after he acted as Acting Chairman of the commission immediately Magu was suspended.
