April 27, (THEWILL)- Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has approved the appointment of Mr Michael Nzekwe, as his Chief of staff.
The spokesperson of the Commission, Dele Oyewale, who disclosed the appointment in a statement, said Nzekwe has assumed duties.
Nzekwe, an investigator, lawyer and former commander of the Ilorin zonal command of the EFCC, is a course one officer of the anti-graft commission. He has served in various departments in the Commission, including Legal and Prosecution Department, Department of Operations (now Department of Investigations), Department of Internal Affairs (now Department of Ethics and Integrity), Servicom and Asset Forfeiture Department.
A seasoned administrator, Nzekwe has attended several trainings and courses including the Advance Defence Intelligence Officers Course, organised by Defence Intel Agency (DIA).
Meanwhile, Olukoyede, in his restructuring and repositioning of the EFCC, has upgraded all the zonal commands of the commission to the status of departments, with each of them headed by a director. To this effect, 14 new directors have been appointed 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.
“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.”
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