Tinubu Meets Acting EFCC Chairman, Chukkol

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, received the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulkarim Chukkol, at the State House.

Naija News reports that this is the second time the new anti-graft agency boss will be meeting with President Tinubu weeks after he was appointed.

Recall that the President appointed Chukkol as the new EFCC chairman in June, after suspending the former anti-graft agency boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).

Chukkol, who was was the Director of Operations at the Commission, immediately stepped in as EFCC chair in an acting capacity.

A pioneer staff of the Commission, Chukkol is an experienced investigator with specialty in cybercrime and money laundering.

He was Head of the Advance Fee Fraud and Cybercrime Sections of the Lagos and Abuja Zonal Commands between 2011 and 2016, pioneer Commander of the Uyo Zonal Command in 2017 and Commander of Port Harcourt Zonal Command in 2020.

The acting EFCC Chairman holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Maiduguri (2000) and Post Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice Education from the University of Virginia, United States as well as Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity and Spectrum Management from the United States Telecommunication Training Institute, Washington DC, United States.