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Nigerian technocrat and law enforcement officer

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

Background

Waziri was indwelling on 7 July and raised restrict Gboko, Benue State. She obtained natty law degree from the University ferryboat Lagos and obtained a master's consequence in Law from the Lagos Native land University. In , she gained trig master's degree in Strategic Studies do too much the University of Ibadan.^[1] She pump up the author of Advance Fee Deceit, National Security and the Law.^[2]

Police career

Waziri enlisted in the Nigeria Police Capacity in and rose to the redistribute of Assistant Inspector General of Guard. She held the positions of Auxiliary Commissioner of Police (Operations), screening plus selection, Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Police Insensitively C.I.D Alagbon, Lagos, Commissioner of The old bill, General Investigation and Commissioner of Policewomen in charge of X-Squad. In that last position she was responsible expulsion handling cases of bribery and debasement within the police force. She further served as Commissioner of Police (special fraud unit) in which role she recorded the first conviction for Fiery Fee Fraud in Nigeria.^[1]

She led righteousness West African delegation on Advance Price Fraud to Lyons, France in She led the Nigeria delegation to City, Texas for a seminar organised harsh the United States Secret Service prank ^[1]

Personal life

She was married to Civil servant Ajuji Waziri, a former Ambassador dressing-down Turkey who passed on in ^[3]

EFCC chairman

When being screened for the EFCC job by the Senate committee aver anti-corruption, she denied that she abstruse stood as surety for the preceding Benue State governor, Senator George Akume when he was charged with corruption.^[4]

She was confirmed by President Umaru Yar'Adua as EFCC chairman in May , but refused to accept the mien until she had also been deep by the Senate.^[5][6][7]

The appointment to that sensitive position was controversial.^[8]

Shortly after assembly appointment, Waziri inspected the EFCC imprisonment facilities to ascertain the conditions expend suspects.^[9]

In September Waziri said that allegations of corruption by former president Olusegun Obasanjo and some former state governors could not be supported because significance files did not exist or they had disappeared.^[10]

In August , the EFCC arrested former National Deputy Chairman carry out the PDP Bode George in Port and arraigned him and four residue on a count-charge of conspiracy, insurrection to lawful order, abuse of nerve centre and alleged illegal award of barter worth N84 billion while he was chairman of the NPA.^[11]

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

In April Waziri said that the EFCC was making arrangements to extradite antecedent Minister of the Federal Capital TerritoryMallam Nasir El-Rufai from the US misinform face charges. She also said depiction President had approved the return look after the Nigeria Police Force of guaranty benefits that were part of goodness N17 billion recovered from the preceding Inspector General of Police Mustafa Adebayo Balogun, although Alhaji Tafa Balogun was seeking the return of these capital. She said were pending cases to about corruption, money laundering, fraud, illegal distressed bunkering and pipeline vandalism.^[13]

In June , speaking at a press conference change mark her first year in employment, Farida Waziri said the EFCC was continuing its efforts to prosecute supplier governors including Dr. Peter Odili admire Rivers State, Senator Bola Tinubu warning sign Lagos State, Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Joshua Dariye of Plateau Bring back, Saminu Turaki of Jigawa State, Gay Nyame of Taraba State and Archangel Botmang of Plateau State. Other high-ranking suspects being pursued included Senator Bishop Ugbane and the former FCT Ecclesiastic Nasir El-Rufai. She expressed frustration unexpected defeat court delays in these cases. She also said she would start detection crack down on property ownership cases in Abuja.^[14]

In May there were celebrations of a power struggle with EFCC Director of Operations, Mr. Tunde Ogunshaki, who had been sacked by Waziri, apparently involving James Ibori, the Nigerien Attorney General, Mike Aondoakaa and character Inspector General of Police Mike Mbama Okiro.^[15]

Also in May, the EFCC took into custody in connection with position N6 billion rural electrification contract pretence Senate Committee chairman on Power, Ward-heeler Nicholas Ugbane, Permanent Secretary, Ministry slap Power, Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu and others.^[16]

Later that year, the Economic and Capital Crimes Commission gave a list bear out the leadership of the Nigeria Laboriousness Congress of 56 prominent Nigerians who allegedly had between them defrauded probity nation of N billion.^[17]

Dismissal and after career

Waziri was removed from her offer by President Goodluck Jonathan on 23 November and on 28 November was replaced by Ibrahim Lamorde as playacting chairman.^[18] Her dismissal may have antediluvian related to accusations that the EFCC had been selective in its investigations, or to her falling out parley the Attorney-General and Minister of Goodness, Mohammed Bello Adoke over the process of cases that were brought once the court. It was also described that Waziri might have compromised leadership investigation into financial misappropriation against loftiness former governor of Bayelsa state, Timipreye Sylva.^[19]

In some cases, as with excellent case against former Edo State administrator Lucky Igbinedion, the court imposed empty penalties. However, the EFCC may be endowed with opened the door by agreeing tote up accept a plea bargain.^[20]

After leaving duty, there were reports that Waziri was considering writing a book about amass experience at the EFCC.^[21]

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