The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede has disclosed that he returned ₦500 million sent to him by various individuals during his mother’s burial in 2019.
Olukoyede stated that the substantial gifts, which included cheques and drafts, were sent to him by ministers, permanent secretaries, directors, and other high-ranking officials.
Olukoyede spoke at the 38th Anti-Corruption Situation Room in Abuja on Thursday with the theme: Ethics, Integrity, Corruption Risk Assessments and Anti-Corruption at National and Sub-National levels: Sustaining the fight against corruption in Nigeria.