Following the June 14 suspension of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the Federal Government, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol has stepped in as Acting Chairman of the Commission.
Until this new role, he was the Director of Operations of the Commission.
According to a statement by EFCC Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, Chukkol is a pioneer staff of the Commission and an illustrious member of the EFCC Cadet Course One.
The agency described Chukkol as “a consummate and vastly experienced investigator with specialty in cybercrime and money laundering.
His Command appointments in the Commission include spells as Head of the Advance Fee Fraud and Cybercrime Sections of the Lagos and Abuja Zonal Commands between 2011 -2016, pioneer Commander of the Uyo Zonal Command in 2017 and Commander of Port Harcourt Zonal Command in 2020.
Chukkol has participated in several special operations with international law enforcement organizations and maintains close relationship with Law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, UK National Crime Agency, United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), United States Secret Service, Australian Federal Police, Dutch Police, German Police, South African Police etc.”
