Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has conferred a posthumous bravery award on Assistant Superintendent Officer (ASO) Aminu Salisu.
Gatekeepers News reports that the deceased was shot dead during a night operation in Anambra state on 17 January 2025
Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the antigraft agency presented the award to the deceased’s family when he paid them a condolence visit to them in Sokoto on Friday.
The EFCC boss commiserated with the family and assured them that the alleged killer wouldn’t go unpunished.
He said, “As a commission, we share in the pains and grief of the loss, but we cannot question the time that the lord calls us home.”
“The late Aminu was a gallant officer full of promise and in the services of his fatherland when he met with the tragic incident. Indeed, Allah gives and Allah takes.”
“I am personally here to assure you that his sacrifice will never be forgotten nor will those accused of the heinous act of his murder be allowed to go free. They must and they will face the full wrath of the law.”
“There is nothing on earth that can replace the loss of a loved one but let us be consoled that Allah’s timing cannot be questioned and continue to pray for the repose of his soul.”
Olukoyede said Salisu’s family will not be forgotten, adding that he would make time to visit “intermittently because, for us in the EFCC, we are a family”.
He said the commission is done processing the benefits of the late officer, which will be released to the next of kin immediately.
Speaking on behalf of the late officer’s family, Mohammed Shuaibu appreciated the EFCC chairman and his team for the visit.
He said, “I was literally on the phone with the chairman consecutively after the incident and we also saw the delegation of the EFCC during the burial of our son led by the secretary to the commission.”
