Updated by Faith Barbara N Rubinda at 1500 EAT on Wednesday 2 September 2026

Nigeria’s anti-corruption watchdog has dismissed more than 40 of its own employees over alleged corruption and financial misconduct in the past three years.

Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), disclosed the dismissals on Monday during an event highlighting the agency’s achievements.

Nigerian media outlets reported that five of the dismissed employees are facing prosecution, while cases against the others are being prepared, citing comments by Olukoyede during the media briefing.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is Nigeria’s law enforcement and anti-corruption agency responsible for investigating financial crimes, including advance-fee fraud, money laundering and corruption. It has investigated politicians and other public officials accused of misappropriating public funds.

“In the past two and a half years or three years of my service, I’ve asked them to dismiss over 40 staff on account of corruption and financial malpractice,” Olukoyede told journalists at the briefing in Abuja, according to local media outlet Vanguard.

“You must be sure that your hands are clean. You can’t be fighting corruption when your hands are soiled with corrupt practices,” he added.

During the briefing, Olukoyede said the EFCC had recovered 1.23 trillion naira ($923 million) and secured a 75 percent conviction rate.

“The commission received 49,673 petitions, investigated 39,615 cases, filed 14,476 cases in court and secured 10,872 convictions between October 2023 and July 2026,” Olukoyede said.

In the first half of 2026 alone, the EFCC recorded 1,370 convictions from 1,889 cases filed in court, the chairman added.

-Aljazaeera

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