Following President Bola Tinubu's suspension of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol has assumed the role of Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Before his recent appointment, Chukkol served as the Commission's Director of Operations. He is a pioneer on the staff of the Commission and a prominent member of the EFCC Cadet Course One.
"A consummate and vastly experienced investigator with specialty in cybercrime and money laundering," according to the description, Wilson Uwajuren, the EFCC's spokesperson, issued the following statement:
“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 relationship 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 worked closely with other governments to develop law and infrastructure for carrying out law enforcement actions. He is Nigeria’s contact person at the International Mass Marketing Fraud Working Group representing key government regulatory, law enforcement, prosecution, immigration and customs, financial intelligence, consumer protection agencies as well and trade and competition bureaus dealing with mass marketing-related issues from Spain, Nigeria, Belgium, Europol, Canada, United Kingdom and the United States.
“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.”
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