See details of the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulkarim Chukkol.
On Wednesday, Gatekeepers News reported that the Abulrasheed Bawa has been suspended from office as chairman of EFCC over allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.
The Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) announced President Bola Tinubu’s approval of the suspension on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile the EFCC Director of Operations, Abdulkarim Chukkol was asked to take over as acting chairman of the Commission.
Chukkol took over from Mohammed Abba as the Director of Operations, after the latter was returned to the Nigeria Police Force after acting as acting chairman of the commission following the suspension of Ibrahim Magu.
He holds Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Maiduguri, where he graduated in 2000 and subsequently pursued his Post-Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice Education from University of Virginia, United States of America in 2011.
The new acting chairman also holds Diploma in Cybersecurity and Spectrum Monitoring.
Chukkol joined the EFCC in 2003 and rose through the ranks to become principal detective and director of operations.
He was at a point at the FBI National Academy, Quantico.
Chukkol’s former place of assignments include the head, the Port Harcourt’s zonal office of the EFCC before he was transferred back to the headquarters in Abuja.
