The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede has decorated the slain officer of the commission, Assistant superintendent Aminu Sahahi with a posthumous award of bravery.
The said officer Aminu Sahahi was murdered in cold blood in Awka, Anambra state on January 17, 2025 while on official duties to arrest suspected fraudsters.
According to a statement released on Saturday by the commission’s spokesperson, Mr Dele Oyewale, the commission chairman, Mr Olukoyede announced the award when he paid the deceased family a condolence visit.
“As a Commission, we share in the pains and grief of the loss, but we cannot question the time that the Lord calls us home. The late Aminu was a gallant officer full of promise and in the services of his fatherland when he met with the tragic incident. Indeed, Allah gives and Allah takes.
“I am personally here to assure you that his sacrifice will never be forgotten, nor will those accused of the heinous act of his murder be allowed to go free. They must, and they will face the full wrath of the law”.
“There is nothing on earth that can replace the loss of a loved one, but let us be consoled that Allah’s timing cannot be questioned and continue to pray for the repose of his soul”, the statement quoted the chairman as saying.
According to the statement, Mr Olukoyede therefore conferred the award on the late Officer on behalf of the commission and the federal government.
“Going forward, I want to assure you that the family will not be forgotten as I will make time to visit intermittently because, for us in the EFCC, we are a family. We have finished processing the benefits of the late officer, and will be released to the next-of-kin immediately”, Olukoyede said.
The family thanked the commission for the visit and the kind gesture they’ve accorded the deceased since the day of the unfortunate occurrence.
