Mohammed Abba: Seven key facts about the new acting EFCC Chairman

Who is Mohammed Abba, acting EFCC Chairman? Seven key facts

On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu suspended the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, and ordered him to hand over his duties to the commission’s director of operations, Mohammed Umar Abba.

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What is the identity of Mohammed Umar Abba? Below are important details about him.

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1) Abba was born in the Tudunwada Local Government Area of Kano State on June 22, 1965.

2) His first degree is from Bayero University in Kano.

3) Abba attended the Nigeria Police Academy in Kaduna State and was commissioned as a police officer in 1992.

4) Following Ibrahim Magu’s suspension on July 6, 2020, he served as acting chairman of the EFCC. Abba handed over the chairmanship to Abdulrasheed Bawa on February 24, 2021, seven months later.

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5) He is a Police Commissioner.

6) Abba was assigned to the Commission in January 2016 to lead the CTGI Section at the Commission’s Abuja headquarters.

7) In 2017, he was appointed Director of Operations of the Commission, a position he held until 2020, when he succeeded Ibrahim Magu as acting Chairman until his return to the Police.

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