Spread the wordThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered N125 million allegedly obtained through a land fraud and handed the money over to the victim in Lagos. The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, presented N125,000,000 to the victim, Akinsewa Akiode, in Sterling Bank drafts. Consequently, Akiode lost both the property and developments under construction on the land, prompting him to petition the commission. Following the conclusion of its investigation, the EFCC recovered the N125 million from the suspect and restituted the funds to Akiode through Sterling Bank drafts. Speaking during the handover, the Acting Zonal Director, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, EFCC, Ikoyi, Lagos, Assistant Commander of the EFCC (ACE I), Bawa Usman Kaltungo, reiterated the commission’s commitment to investigating economic and financial crimes, recovering proceeds of crime and ensuring that victims of fraud are restituted whenever necessary.