President Bola Tinubu has instructed Abdulkarim Chukkol, the Director of Operations at the EFCC, to take immediate charge of the anti-graft agency, NewsSpecng learnt.
This follows the suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa.
Bawa, who has been the Chairman since February 24, 2021, has been accused of abusing his office.
A statement issued from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation says weighty allegations of abuse of office had been levelled against Bawa, who has been in office since February 24, 2021.
Chukkol, who was promoted when Bawa was appointed, is a young officer.
Chukkol earned a degree from the University of Maiduguri in 2000 and has attended various trainings such as FBI National Academy, Quantico Session 244 2011, University of Virginia Postgraduate Diploma in Criminal Justice Education 2011 and United States Telecommunications Training Institute Cybersecurity and Spectrum Monitoring 2010.
