EFCC Restitutes $225,895 to US, South Africa Fraud Victims

The Nigeria===Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) handed over $225,895 and ₦62,790,000 to victims of fraud from the United States and South Africa. The handover ceremony, presided over by Mohammed Hammajoda, Secretary to the Commission, featured representatives including Mike Fukuda from the United States===Federal Bureau of Investigation and Lindi Mminele, Acting High Commissioner of South Africa to Nigeria. The funds were recovered from various fraud cases, with specific amounts restituted to American victims like Drago Boskovic, Anh Ngoc Nguyen, and Holly Ngo, and to the South African company Ennis-Flint Africa Limited. The Nigeria===Economic and Financial Crimes Commission emphasized its commitment to returning recovered proceeds of crime and urged international partners for prompt cooperation in asset recovery, highlighting corruption as a global menace requiring collective efforts.