The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered assets worth over ₦500 billion.
Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Monday as he declared open the seventh edition of a three-day capacity-building workshop for judges and justices, organised by the EFCC and the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja.
The Vice President, who represented President Bola Tinubu at the event, said as a result of the non-interference of the current administration in the activities of the anti-graft agency, the EFCC was making progress in ridding Nigeria of corruption.
He further disclosed that the EFCC had also secured 7,000 convictions in the past two years of the present administration.
“As an administration, we have prioritised public accountability by strengthening the anti-corruption agencies and giving them the needed independence to execute their statutory mandates.
“This enabling environment is evident in the impact that has been made in the last two years. The EFCC, for example, has recorded over 7,000 convictions in the past two years of the present administration and recovered assets in excess of ₦500 billion,” VP Shettima said.