The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has named the administrative block of its academy in Karu, Abuja, after its slain officer, Aminu Salisu.
Salisu, an Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC, was shot dead while on a legitimate duty by a suspected internet fraudster, Joshua Ikechukwu on January 17.
The anti-graft agency chairman, Ola Olukoyede announced this on Saturday in Abuja at the 2024 EFCC Rewards and Recognition ceremony.
He said the gesture was to immortalise the late Salisu, who paid the supreme price in the service of the nation, adding that his memory should be kept alive.
“We are saddened by the loss of our officer while on official assignment. He was a gallant officer, and to this effect, the administrative block of the Academy is hereby named after him,” Olukoyede said.
Olukoyede also vowed that justice would be ensured and that Salisu’s killer would be made to face the wrath of the law.
He said the commission would do everything possible to ensure the labour of those who lost their lives in the course of duty were rewarded.
The EFCC boss said the commission would not also forget families of gallant officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
He said the commission would not relent in its crusade against financial crimes in the country despite of challenges and oppositions facing it.
EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale noted that at the ceremony, 36 officers of the commission were rewarded across various categories. These included the Section with the Highest Recovery, Section with the Highest Convictions, Lawyer with the Highest Convictions, Best Departmental Staff, Best Zonal Directorate, and Staff of the Year, among others.
The statement added: “I want to congratulate all the winners for their roles. I can only charge you all not to rest on your oars. Excellence is not about doing things right once in a while; it is about doing things right all the time. You need to continue to offer your best, as the reward for hard work is more work.”
Olukoyede also disclosed that 900 staff members had been promoted and announced the reinstatement of life and property insurance for staff.
He further warned officers of the commission against compromising the EFCC’s core values, stressing that “the internal cleansing going on in the Commission will spare no one.”
