The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered four landed title documents worth over N1 billion from criminal syndicates, who allegedly forged the documents, depriving the lawful owners of their property.
Speaking during the handing over of the documents to the victims, Olukoyede noted that the recovery of the original title documents was a product of diligent investigation by operatives of the EFCC.
He also acknowledged the collaborative efforts of officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), drawn from FCT’s Department of Land Administration and Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS).
He said: “Our engagement this afternoon is a demonstration of our commitment to synergise and collaborate with the public as an agency to fight corruption, and financial and economic crimes in Nigeria.
“We are here to let the public know that this commitment is working and that stakeholders are collaborating with us.
“We are here this afternoon to witness the handing over of title documents to victims of financial crimes in Nigeria. This has been going on for a while and we want the public to know that there is a need for us to work together as a nation and as a people to ensure that perpetrators of crimes do not get away with them as well as the proceeds of their crimes.”
While regretting the situation, Olukoyede assured that all land fraudsters in the FCT would be brought to book.
