Nuhu Ribadu

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Nuhu Ribadu (born November 11, 1960) is the outgoing Executive Chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the government commission tasked with countering corruption and fraud. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed to the chairmanship of the EFCC in 2003 and reappointed him in 2007, as well as promoting him to the position of Assistant Inspector General of Police.[1] In December 2007 Mike Okiro, Inspector-General of Police, stated that Ribadu will be removed as EFCC chairman for a one-year training course.[2]

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[edit] Education

Ribadu studied law at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State from 1980 until 1983, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree. Following a year at the Nigerian Law School, Ribadu received his Call to Bar in 1984. He also earned a Master of Laws degree from the same university.

[edit] Law enforcement career

Under Ribadu's administration, the EFCC has charged prominent bankers, former ministers, Senate presidents, high-ranking political party members and large-scale 419 gang operators.[3] On October 20, 2006, Ribadu told the BBC that over 380 billion dollars has either been stolen or wasted by Nigerian governments since independence in 1960.[4]

Ribadu served as Nigeria's Assistant Commissioner of Police and as the head of the Legal and Prosecution Department of the Nigeria Police Force prior to his appointment as Assistant Inspector General.

In December 2007, Inspector-General of Police Mike Okiro ordered that Ribadu temporarily removed from the position of EFCC chairman and ordered him to attend the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos, Plateau State for a mandatory one-year course.[2] The decision was criticized by, among others, academic Wole Soyinka, House of Representatives members, and All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) national chairman Edwin Ume-Ezeoke as politically motivated and/or likely to set back the fight against corruption.[5]

[edit] International award

On April 15, 2008, Nuhu Ribadu received the World Bank's 2008 Jit Gill Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service, for having led a courageous anticorruption drive in Nigeria, as Head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Nigeria anti-graft tsar promoted", BBC News, BBC, 2007-04-11. Retrieved on 2007-12-29. 
  2. ^ a b Omonobi, Kingsley; Emmanuel Ulayi. "EFCC: Okiro confirms Ribadu's exit", Vanguard Online, Vanguard Media, 2007-12-27. Retrieved on 2007-12-29. 
  3. ^ ""Malam Nuhu Ribadu: The crime burster"", Vanguard Online, Vanguard Media, 2006-01-01. 
  4. ^ "Nigerian leaders 'stole' $380bn", BBC, BBC News, 2006-10-20. Retrieved on 2007-12-29. 
  5. ^ Gabriel, Chioma; Emmanuel Aziken and Leon Usigbe. "Soyinka, Reps, others condemn Ribadu’s removal", Vanguard Online, Vanguard Media, 2007-12-29. Retrieved on 2007-12-29. 
  6. ^ timesofindia.indiatimes.com, Anna Hazare wins World Bank award

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