Buhari appoints new EFCC boss

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointment 40-year-old Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Bawa, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Masters Degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy. 

The president has requested the Senate to confirm this new appointee.

If confirmed, Bawa will be taking over from the embattled Former Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu, who was alleged to have been involved in some corrupt practices.

The Press statement released by the office of the president reads;

"President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

In a letter to President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the President said he was acting in accordance with Paragraph 2(3) of Part1, CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004.

Bawa, 40, is a trained EFCC investigator with vast experience in the investigation and prosecution of Advance Fee Fraud cases, official corruption, bank fraud, money laundering, and other economic crimes.

He has undergone several specialized trainings in different parts of the world, and was one of the pioneer EFCC Cadet Officers in 2005."