‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC - Politics - NigeriaWelcome, Guest: Register / Login / With Google / Trending / Recent / New Stats: 3,279,931 members, 8,232,460 topics. Date: Tuesday, 12 August 2025 at 11:45 PM ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC - Politics - Nairaland Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC (2659 Views) Politicians Now Using Yahoo Boys For Money Laundering – EFCC / Reps Move To Halt Public Officers’ Spouses From Declaring Assets / Atiku, Tinubu, Obi, Kwankwaso Must Publish Their Assets Before Elections - SERAP (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (Reply) (Go Down) ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by Islie: 8:18pm ‘Criminally smart’ — Olukoyede says politicians now declaring assets before acquiring them by Jesupemi Are Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has raised the alarm over a new tactic by some politicians to evade anti-graft scrutiny by declaring assets they do not yet own before assuming office. Speaking at the launch of the virtual tool on the code of conduct for public officers in Abuja on Tuesday, Olukoye described the practice as “anticipatory looting” of government funds by public office holders. According to Daily Trust, the event was organised by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in collaboration with the Technical Unit on Governance and Anti-Corruption Reforms (TUGAR). The EFCC chairman said investigations have revealed cases where politicians falsify their asset declaration forms by listing properties they intend to acquire while in office. “There was an investigation we carried out, and we discovered something not too strange, but it proves the ingenuity and the criminally smart way that some of our politically exposed persons carried out some of the nefarious activities we investigated them for,” he said. He recounted a case where a public officer declared ownership of a multi-billion-naira property before it was built. “There was a matter we investigated. I told my guys, ‘Just get the CCB form and look at it.” There’s something I’m not comfortable with in this report,” Olukoyede said. “So, they got the CCB form. We looked at it. We discovered one of the very big properties valued well over N3 billion the person declared in the CCB form. “We saw that the address that was in the CCB form was different from the one that the person put down, from the particular address where that particular property was located. So, I felt something was amiss.” The EFCC chairman said further checks showed that the individual had listed a property at No. 39 while the actual mansion was at No. 44. “So, while we were asking questions, eventually, we discovered what we call anticipatory declaration of assets. And that is the smart way that some of these leaders have resorted to now,” he said. “Now, they declare what they intend to acquire by the time they are in the office before they are sworn in to the office. It is terrible. We saw that, and we felt, “No, this is pretty bad.” Olukoyede added that the politician had even registered the property in the land registry before owning it and had designed the mansion he planned to build there. “Before he was sworn in, he had started thinking about the money to steal and what to do with the money,” he said. https://www.thecable.ng/criminally-smart-olukoyede-says-politicians-now-declaring-assets-before-acquiring-them/ 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by chiiraq802(m): 8:22pm That is ur job to catch them no matter any new fmt dey bring... they're evil!!!! (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by Omihanifa: 8:23pm No be thesame efcc officials dey teach them all these tricks. Who is fooling who? 5 Likes (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by ogascomax: 9:45pm This guy always bring update but end up doing nothing. The last time he said that they are hiding stolen or looted funds in assets now this. Mr EFCC chairman show working no be Cho Cho Cho every time. When he reach yahoo boys you guys dey have erection. 6 Likes 1 Share (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by Nteogwuija(m): 9:46pm Oga stop giving us lamba. Go after dubious politicians and prosecute them. 4 Likes (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by hisexcellency34: 9:46pm Oga leave story and work. Upon all the noise on Yahaya Bello on my mind 4 Likes (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by MemphitzDgreat1(m): 9:46pm Stop foaming from the mouth and treat these political exposed thieves by metting out the same treatment either APC, PDP, ADC or LP. Na only for Yahoo Boyz matter na im your prick go stand rigid.....😒 Thief na thief! 4 Likes (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by ARISHEM: 9:46pm That is setting embezzlement target to meet once they are sworn in. They will be measuring the budgeted embezzlement against an actual embezzlement. That must be what Tambuwal did (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by Chukabiz(m): 9:47pm Lol. Politicians accusing politicians of acquiring assets before declaring them Or should I say EFCC, a branch of the APC accusing themselves of acquiring assets before declaring them. 3 Likes (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by lexy2014: 9:47pm is this man the chairman of efcc or is he a story teller like David Hundeyin? if he is the chairman of efcc, why is he not arresting these politicians? 2 Likes (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by Seyi8750: 9:47pm Work on politician and let us breathe. Olukoyede can you declare your asset too? EFCC is even worse than politician. 2 Likes (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by PlasmaTV: 9:47pm Phew Politicians have nothing to offer Nigerians. Every man just wants his share of the national cake. Pathetic 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by Melagros(m): 9:48pm COMRADES, so Olukayode is indirectly telling us that efcc lacks the capacity to investigate politicians ba? 2 Likes (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by Hiiiny: 9:48pm It is obvious in fact all of them have been doing that (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by spafu(m): 9:48pm Most of them learned this dubious act from the grandmaster himself, Tinubu. 2 Likes (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by bigdammyj: 9:51pm Noted. Don't spam the forum by advertising in the wrong places or posting the same content many times. (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by AMINDA: 9:54pm Captain Obvious. If he thinks this is a new revelation, then we are in soup. 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by writeprof(m): 9:54pm Tactics we knew all these years Surprised he is seeing it as a new tactics 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by SlavaUkraini: 9:56pm Oga EFCC chairman.... Even you, your hands nor clean at all. By the time you leave office, we will see the skeletons 🩻 🩻 🩻 in your own cupboard 2 Likes (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by anytexy: 9:57pm So, what a hail do you want us to do with this information? We should go and arrest the politicians? Ndi iberibe 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by Vision101(m): 9:58pm ogascomax: This guy always bring update but end up doing nothing. The last time he said that they are hiding stolen or looted funds in assets now this. Mr EFCC chairman show working no be Cho Cho Cho every time. When he reach yahoo boys you guys dey have erection. Fighting corruption in Nigeria is the most difficult job. Public office holders device various ways, use all manner of connections, offer irresistible bribes, manipulate the legal system and in worst cases threaten lives. For all the money in world I will never accept this job. (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by GT07115: 10:01pm Rubbish, so you dont verify when people declear asset? You guys EFCC dont know what you're doing. Islie: ‘Criminally smart’ — Olukoyede says politicians now declaring assets before acquiring them https://www.thecable.ng/criminally-smart-olukoyede-says-politicians-now-declaring-assets-before-acquiring-them/ 2 Likes (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by Vision101(m): 10:03pm lexy2014: is this man the chairman of efcc or is he a story teller like David Hundeyin? if he is the chairman of efcc, why is he not arresting these politicians? My friend this job is very frustrating. Our legal system has too many loopholes. Buhari came thinking it was the military era where tribunal will declare judgement in months but he confessed that our political and legal system frustrates fight for corruption. 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by Jaylord12(m): 10:05pm One of the most f00lis# EFCC boss Nigeria ever had...... (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by MorolayoVictor(m): 10:17pm So the EFCC hails it as ‘criminally smart’? Spare me the drama, this is nothing more than a pickpocket’s trick in agbada. Even a streetwise 9-year-old with lunch money runs rings around such kindergarten-level scheming. (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by bassdow: 10:21pm so una no dey check to confirm at point of Declaration ? (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by bassdow: 10:22pm bassdow: so una no dey check to confirm at point of Declaration ? na so una go dey give rooms for crime. Even a dullard knows better (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by lomaxx: 10:29pm What does the law say,? This efcc man is so incompetent (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by dozymars(m): 10:52pm This man like telling stories, he has joined the bloggers. (Share⤴) Re: ‘Criminally Smart’; Politicians Now Declaring Assets Before Acquiring Them. EFCC by Disenfranchised: 11:27pm So no institution to verify what assets they are declaring. This is the most incompetent efcc chairman ever. Cho Cho Cho nah it he sabi. "I will resign if Yaya bello is not prosecuted'. Ewu still de his office and bello dey enjoy his loots. (Share⤴)