The commission reported receiving 49,673 petitions, investigating 39,615 cases, filing 14,476 cases in court and securing 10,872 convictions. That produces a conviction-to-filing ratio of 75.1 per cent. In the first half of 2026 alone it recorded 1,370 convictions from 1,889 filings.
On recoveries, the EFCC stated that between 1 October 2023 and 30 June 2026 it recorded ₦1,233,612,040,411.11, US$684,478,457.32, £373,905.78 and €9,343,803.66, plus sums in other currencies. Of the naira total, the commission said approximately 33 per cent (₦397.26 billion) constituted direct recoveries for the Federal Government, while 67 per cent (₦836.34 billion) were recovered on behalf of ministries, departments and agencies, state revenue services, companies, individuals and foreign victims. During the same period it said ₦661.32 billion and US$492.37 million had already been released to beneficiaries.
The report also listed ₦288.1 billion in federal and state tax recoveries described as enforcement of existing obligations rather than new levies, plus additional sums recovered for federal MDAs. Beyond cash, the EFCC said it secured court-ordered forfeiture of 10,053 tangible assets. These included 8,198 electronic items, 1,177 real-estate properties, 370 vehicles, 251 plots of land, and a range of other items such as schools, factories, hotels, oil rigs and aircraft, together with 102 tonnes of solid minerals. Proceeds from some disposals were put at about ₦12.07 billion.
Olukoyede also disclosed that more than 40 EFCC staff had been dismissed and some prosecuted over alleged corruption or financial malpractice. He framed the overall record as evidence of a shift toward evidence-based investigation and prosecution, while noting that economic and financial crime remains a substantial challenge.
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