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FG Appoints Acting EFCC Chairman, Mr Abdulkarim Chukkol
Mr Abdulkarim Chukkol has taken over as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa’s suspension by President Bola Tinubu.
Abdulkarim Chukkol, who was the Commission’s Director of Operations before his current appointment, is a pioneer member of the Commission’s staff and an esteemed member of the EFCC Cadet Course One.
He is described as “a consummate and vastly experienced investigator with a speciality in cybercrime and money laundering.”
A statement released by EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwajuren read; “His Command appointments in the Commission include spells as Head of the Advance Fee Fraud and Cybercrime Sections of the Lagos and Abuja Zonal Commands between 2011 -2016, pioneer Commander of the Uyo Zonal Command in 2017 and Commander of Port Harcourt Zonal Command in 2020.
“Chukkol has participated in several special operations with international law enforcement organizations and maintains close relationships with Law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, UK National Crime Agency, United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), United States Secret Service, Australian Federal Police, Dutch Police, German Police, South African Police etc.”
Chukkol has collaborated extensively with other governments to create legislation and the necessary infrastructure for enforcing laws. He represents important government regulatory, law enforcement, prosecution, immigration, and customs, financial intelligence, consumer protection, trade, and competition bureaus from Spain, Nigeria, Belgium, Europol, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States at the International Mass Marketing Fraud Working Group. He is also the point of contact for Nigeria.
The statement added: “He has attended several courses, seminars and workshops on Public Corruption, Advance Fee Fraud and other economic and financial crimes both locally and internationally, including the Oxford University, United Kingdom, in 2022.
“His work and initiatives over the years have earned him several awards and commendations both locally and internationally, including “the Most Outstanding Award in Operations” by the EFCC and the “Outstanding Performance Award” by the United States Department of Justice, among others.
“The acting EFCC Chairman holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Maiduguri (2000) and Post Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice Education from the University of Virginia, United States as well as Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity and Spectrum Management from the United States Telecommunication Training Institute, Washington DC, United States.
“He is also an alumnus of the FBI National Academy, Quantico; European Center of Security Studies, Germany and a Fellow of the War College, Nigeria.”
