Nigeria: EFCC Hands Over Recovered N1.05bn Entitlements to 659 Disengaged Adamawa Teachers
The commission said it recovered the money after a 2024 petition and found the funds could be misapplied.
- On Thursday, the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission handed over a N1.05 billion bank draft to 659 teachers disengaged by the Adamawa State Government in 2014.
- After the Adamawa State Government declared their appointments illegal in December 2014, the National Industrial Court ruled in 2018 that the teachers held valid employment and ordered the state to pay salary arrears.
- Although a 2025 ruling struck out a garnishee application against United Bank, First Bank, Fidelity Bank, Zenith Bank, and Ecobank due to procedural errors, the 2018 judgment remained intact and the debt unpaid.
- Acting Zonal Director Austine Adache stated the EFCC intervened after receiving a 2024 petition from Abraham Song, with investigation revealing a risk that the funds could be misapplied.
- Luka Haruna, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria , received the funds on behalf of the teachers, a recovery Abraham Song said would ease the financial hardship faced by those affected.
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EFCC Recovers N1.05Bn for 659 Adamawa Teachers After Govt’s Alleged Attempt to Misapply Funds
Malik Yahya/ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered N1.05 billion meant for 659 disengaged teachers in Adamawa State after an investigation into the prolonged failure of the state government to pay their outstanding entitlements. The recovery brings relief to hundreds of former teachers who have spent years pursuing payment for services rendered […] Source Related posts: Staff, Customer Swindle Globus Bank of N900M aft…
EFCC Recovers N1.05bn for Disengaged Adamawa Teachers
The EFCC has handed over N1.054bn to 659 disengaged staff of the Adamawa State Post-Primary Schools Management Board. The Gombe Zonal Directorate presented the bank draft on Thursday, according to EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale. Acting Zonal Director Austine Adache said the recovery shows the Commission’s commitment to restitution of funds to rightful owners. —Background— – […]
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