Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed more than 40 members of its personnel over alleged corruption and financial malpractice in the past two and a half years.

The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this in Abuja during a press briefing on Monday.

Mr Olukoyede stated that more than five of the dismissed officers were already facing prosecution, while the commission was preparing case files against others for possible prosecution.

"In the past two and a half years or three years of my service, I have asked them to dismiss over 40 staff on account of corruption and financial malpractice," he said.

"More than five of them are being prosecuted at the moment. You can follow those cases i...