Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol has stepped, Director of Operation of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has taken over the reigns of office at the Commission in the capacity of Acting Chairman.
This followed Wednesday June 14, 2023 suspension by President Bola Tinubu of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa as Executive Chairman of the EFCC.
The President had on Wednesday, following Bawa’s suspension, directed the erstwhile Chairman to hand over to the Director of Operation at the agency, to pave way for the investigation of weighty allegations of abuse of office leveled against him.
Chukol , a trained investigator/detective, graduated in the year 2000 from the University of Maiduguri.
He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Quantico, and has a Postgraduate Diploma in Criminal Justice Education, from University of Virginia.
Amongst the numerous educational attainments, Chukol, has a certificate in Criminal Justice Education, from the Canadian Police College as well as Diploma in Cybersecurity and Spectrum Monitoring, from the United States Telecommunications Training Institute.
It was gathered that Chukol had prior to his new assignment, led several investigations that yielded him partnerships with leading agencies like the Serious Organised Crimes Agency of the United Kingdom, Queensland Police of Australia, the Federal Bureau of Investigations of the US, as well as the Office of Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
He has been a regular feature in several events involving the EFCC, where he represented the suspended Chairman.
