By Abdulrasheed Bawa, the newly appointed chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) graduated from the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics (Second Class Upper) in 2001.
Bawa also holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy which he obtained from the same university in 2012.
According to his CV, Bawa has spent about 16 years working with the EFCC as a detective, and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of London.
40-year-old Bawa joined the EFCC as an Assistant Detective Superintendent (ADS) in 2004, he was also part of the pioneer EFCC Cadet Officers, course one, 2005.
He rose through the ranks to become a Deputy Chief Detective Superindent (DCDS), a position he has been holding since 2016 up till the time of his nomination as the anti-graft agency’s substantive chairman.
He has vast investigation experience and has been part of the prosecution of advance fee fraud, official corruption, bank fraud, money laundering, and other economic and financial crimes related offences.
