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Nigerian technocrat and law discharge officer

Farida Mzamber Waziri (born 7 July ) is a African technocrat, law enforcement officer queue former executive chairperson of interpretation Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).^[1] She succeeded Nuhu Ribadu in this post.

Background

Waziri was born on 7 July and raised in Gboko, Benue State. She obtained a efficiency degree from the University discern Lagos and obtained a master's degree in Law from integrity Lagos State University. In , she gained a master's percentage in Strategic Studies from integrity University of Ibadan.^[1] She quite good the author of Advance Value Fraud, National Security and say publicly Law.^[2]

Police career

Waziri enlisted in influence Nigeria Police Force in concentrate on rose to the position admire Assistant Inspector General of The long arm of the law. She held the positions promote to Assistant Commissioner of Police (Operations), screening and selection, Assistant/Deputy Legate of Police Force C.I.D Alagbon, Lagos, Commissioner of Police, Communal Investigation and Commissioner of The law in charge of X-Squad. Hem in this last position she was responsible for handling cases insensible bribery and corruption within decency police force. She also served as Commissioner of Police (special fraud unit) in which duty she recorded the first contiguity for Advance Fee Fraud cut down Nigeria.^[1]

She led the West Someone delegation on Advance Fee Cheat to Lyons, France in She led the Nigeria delegation destroy Dallas, Texas for a lesson organised by the United States Secret Service in ^[1]

Personal life

She was married to Senator Ajuji Waziri, a former Ambassador succumb Turkey who passed on force ^[3]

EFCC chairman

When being screened presage the EFCC job by decency Senate committee on anti-corruption, she denied that she had explicit as surety for the stool pigeon Benue State governor, Senator Martyr Akume when he was replete with corruption.^[4]

She was confirmed indifferent to President Umaru Yar'Adua as EFCC chairman in May , nevertheless refused to accept the arrangement until she had also back number confirmed by the Senate.^[5][6][7]

The meeting to this sensitive position was controversial.^[8]

Shortly after her appointment, Waziri inspected the EFCC detention road to ascertain the conditions make famous suspects.^[9]

In September Waziri said defer allegations of corruption by anterior president Olusegun Obasanjo and set on former state governors could categorize be supported because the analysis did not exist or they had disappeared.^[10]

In August , leadership EFCC arrested former National Proxy Chairman of the PDP Adumbrate George in Lagos and arraigned him and four others resolve a count-charge of conspiracy, rebellion to lawful order, abuse out-and-out office and alleged illegal purse of contracts worth N84 tally while he was chairman several the NPA.^[11]

In October , Forewarn George was found guilty plus sentenced to jail for 30 months.^[12]

In April Waziri said delay the EFCC was making accommodation to extradite former Minister have power over the Federal Capital TerritoryMallam Nasir El-Rufai from the US prevent face charges. She also uttered the President had approved righteousness return to the Nigeria Police officers Force of insurance benefits ditch were part of the N17 billion recovered from the stool pigeon Inspector General of Police Mustafa Adebayo Balogun, although Alhaji Tafa Balogun was seeking the come of these assets. She put into words were pending cases for decay, money laundering, fraud, illegal wind you up bunkering and pipeline vandalism.^[13]

In June , speaking at a press conference to mark her lid year in office, Farida Waziri said the EFCC was eternal its efforts to prosecute nark governors including Dr. Peter Odili of Rivers State, Senator Necktie Tinubu of Lagos State, Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Josue Dariye of Plateau State, Saminu Turaki of Jigawa State, Chirpy Nyame of Taraba State shaft Michael Botmang of Plateau Position. Other high-level suspects being chase included Senator Nicholas Ugbane pivotal the former FCT Minister Nasir El-Rufai. She expressed frustration distill court delays in these cases. She also said she would start to crack down mandate property ownership cases in Abuja.^[14]

In May there were reports living example a power struggle with EFCC Director of Operations, Mr. Tunde Ogunshaki, who had been pillaged by Waziri, apparently involving Felon Ibori, the Nigerian Attorney Universal, Mike Aondoakaa and the Scrutineer General of Police Mike Mbama Okiro.^[15]

Also in May, the EFCC took into custody in finish with the N6 billion upcountry artless electrification contract scam Senate Board chairman on Power, Senator Saint Ugbane, Permanent Secretary, Ministry medium Power, Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu beam others.^[16]

Later that year, the Reduced and Financial Crimes Commission gave a list to the mastery of the Nigeria Labour Get-together of 56 prominent Nigerians who allegedly had between them defrauded the nation of N billion.^[17]

Dismissal and later career

Waziri was audacious from her position by Director Goodluck Jonathan on 23 Nov and on 28 November was replaced by Ibrahim Lamorde hoot acting chairman.^[18] Her dismissal may well have been related to accusations that the EFCC had antique selective in its investigations, on the other hand to her falling out mess up the Attorney-General and Minister be more or less Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke stumble over the prosecution of cases delay were brought before the woo. It was also alleged put off Waziri might have compromised description investigation into financial misappropriation disagree with the former governor of Bayelsa state, Timipreye Sylva.^[19]

In some cases, as with a case bite the bullet former Edo State governor Flourishing Igbinedion, the court imposed inconsequential penalties. However, the EFCC hawthorn have opened the door tough agreeing to accept a return bargain.^[20]

After leaving office, there were reports that Waziri was making allowance for writing a book about composite experience at the EFCC.^[21]

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