EFCC hands over 53 recovered tricycles to Zamfara Govt.

The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),on
Monday handed over 53 tricycles which were
recovered from a fraudulent contractor to
Zamfara Government.
Mr Abdullahi Lawal, EFCC Zonal Head in
charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara, handed
over the tricycles to the Secretary to the
Zamfara State Government, Alhaji Bala Bello-
Maru, on Monday in Sokoto.
“We are here to present 53 tricycles to
Zamfara state government after painstaking
and deligent investigation that led to the
recovery from a contractor.

Lawal said the commission’s zonal office
which began operation in February was
investigating 60 cases in the state involving
N200 billion.
The zonal head said the cases were against
individuals, private and public institutions as
well as government agencies.
He said between February and now, the
commission had received about 200 petitions
fron governments, private organisations and
individuals.
Lawal revealed that some bank accounts
connected with the fraudulent activities being
investigated had been frozen.
”The commission is investigating activities of
the last administration and has assured the
people of Zamfara state that it will not relent
on its effort to prosecute anyone found
culpable,” Lawal said.
The zonal head explained that some
contractors who had abandoned projects after
receiving billions of Naira from their clients,
had mobilised back to sites, following the
investigations.
Lawal appealed to contractors who collected
payments and had yet to commence, complete
or hand over such projects, to mobilise back to
site in thier own interest.
He added that the commission would embark
on project monitoring and evaluation, in
collaboration with experts and relevant
agencies.
The zonal head enjoined members of the
public to cooperate with EFCC by volunteering
vital information on corrupt practices and
public officers living above thier means.
Lawal stressed that the federal government’s
whistle blowing policy was still effective.
He urged the people to take advantage of it to
rid the country of all forms of corruption which
had hindered the country’s progress.
The secretary to Zamfara government
commended EFCC for its efforts and said the
present administration in the state received
petitions on abandoned projects and other
fraudulent activities involving billions of Naira.
Bello-Maru said that following the EFCC
investigations, many contractors had
mobilised back to sites to complete the
projects awarded to them.