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Olukoyede Appoints Michael Nzekwe As chief Of Staff At EFCC

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7 months ago

Apr 27, 2024.

Ola Olukoyede appoints Michael Nzekwe as chief of staff at EFCC.
EFCC restructures with upgraded zonal commands to departments and 14 new directors.
Security unit becomes a department, new department created in the chairman’s office, headed by Friday Ebelo.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has appointed Michael Nzekwe as his chief of staff.

Olukoyede in a move to restructure commission upgraded all the zonal commands of the EFCC to departments and appointed 14 new directors.

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EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, stated that the agency had upgraded its security unit to a department with a chief security officer at the helm.

Oyewale further stated, “In line with this development, we have appointed 14 new directors to head each of the zonal commands.

“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.

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.