Abdulrasheed Bawa was born in 1980 and hails from Jega, Kebbi state.
16 Facts About Abdulrasheed Bawa
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Abdulrasheed Bawa obtained his first leaving certificate from Model Primary School Birnin-Kebbi Road, Sokoto in 1991, and got his secondary school certificate from Government Secondary School, Owerri in 1997.
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In 2001, Abdulrasheed Bawa graduated from the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.
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Abdulrasheed Bawa holds a Master's degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy from the same university in 2012; and currently studying Bachelor of Laws at the University of London.
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Abdulrasheed Bawa joined the EFCC as an Assistant Detective Superintendent in 2004.
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Abdulrasheed Bawa was in October 2015 appointed to head the commission's investigations of Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Minister of Petroleum Resources and her associates.
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Abdulrasheed Bawa has been part of the prosecution of advance fee fraud, official corruption, bank fraud, money laundery and other related crimes.
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Abdulrasheed Bawa was trained by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
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In September 2020, Peoples Gazette in an exclusive report detailed how Abdulrasheed Bawa stole and sold dozens of petrol-bearing trucks confiscated from suspected looters, auctioning them off to his proxies at ridiculous prices while he was in charge of the Port Harcourt office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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The report stated that Abdulrasheed Bawa was arrested and detained for several days by the then Acting Chairman of the commission Ibrahim Magu.
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Abdulrasheed Bawa was relieved of his position in Port Harcourt and transferred to the agency's training school in Abuja.
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At the Senate confirmation screening, Abdulrasheed Bawa denied the allegation of selling seized properties in Port Harcourt.
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On 17 February 2021, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission issued a statement denying reports that the Chairman-designate, Abdulrasheed Bawa, was arrested and detained by the agency under former Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, over illegal sale of 244 forfeited trucks to proxies in Port Harcourt.
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The Commission further stated that Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa was never at any time arrested nor detained by former acting Chairman of the Commission Ibrahim Magu.
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Abdulrasheed Bawa headed the investigations of Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke from 2015 to 2019 that led to the recovery of millions of dollars and properties.
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Under the Leadership of Abdulrasheed Bawa, EFCC undergone wide ranging Institutional reforms which include:.