EFCC exposes church for receiving N7bn from proceeds of fraud

The anti-graft agency chairman stated that its operatives were shut off when they visited the church for investigation.

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Femi Olukoyede has disclosed the the anti-graft agency has been able to trace the sum of N7 billion from the proceeds of fraud to a religious organization.

According to him, the money was suspected to be from proceeds of fraud and money laundering.

The EFCC boss disclosed this while speaking at the one-day dialogue on ‘Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption’, which took place on the 31st of January at the Ya’Adua Centre in Abuja.

Olukoyede said that the N7 billion was discovered in the undisclosed church’s bank account while the agency was investigating a N13bn fraud.

“We were investigating a N13bn money laundering case when we discovered that N7bn of the N13bn was linked to a religious organisation’s bank account,” he said.

He added that when the religious organization was approached by operatives of the agency, a restraining order stopped the agency from probing further.

However, he vowed that the money would be retrieved by the commission via the court.