The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed it recovered 5.3 million worth of Bitcoin, N152 billion and $386 million in the year 2021.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports EFCC made this known on Monday in continuation of review of its operational activities for the year.
Revealing money recovered in hard currencies in 2021, the anti graft agency stated that it recovered £1.18 million, €156,246.76, 1.7 million Saudi Riyal, and 1,900.00 South African Rand.
According to the Commission, the recovery basket also included 1,400.00 Canadian Dollar between January and December 2021, and a digital currency component with 5,369,573.19 Bitcoin and 0.09012 Ethereum.
Mr Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC Head, Media and Publicity, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday.
Uwujaren said that EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja made most of the recoveries with N67,250 billion, $375.66 million dollars and £1.152 million pounds.
“This is closely followed by EFCC Lagos Command which led the Naira recoveries with N70.316 billion, $9.286 million dollars and £21,500 pounds.
“The Kaduna Zonal Command emerged third in terms of Naira recoveries with a total sum of N3.339 billion.
“Ibadan Zonal Command took the same position in terms of Dollar recoveries to the tune of $387,385 dollars,” he added.
Uwujaren quoted the commission’s Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa as saying that the monies were direct and indirect recoveries for the Federal, State and Local Governments as well as corporate organisations and victims of crime.
Bawa commended management and staff of the commission for their performance and urged them to redouble their efforts in 2022.
TNG reports the EFCC had also announced recording a total number of 2,220 convictions across its commands in the same year under review.
The Abdulrasheed Bawa led management of the EFCC had assured that there is no hiding place for the looters of the nation’s treasury.