Nigeria, March 18 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday handed recovered N387.5 million loot to the Jigawa State Government.

According to a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES by the EFCC's spokesperson Dele Oyewale on Tuesday, the funds were presented at a brief ceremony at the commission's Kano Zonal Directorate office to the Jigawa State's Director of Treasury Operations, Muhammad Haruna.

The statement explained that the recovery followed an investigation triggered by intelligence from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), which flagged alleged misappropriation of public funds involving two suspects, Abdullahi Garba and Ayuba Sani.

It said EFCC operatives subsequently launched a probe, leading ...