The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has recovered N37.44bn and $2.3m in 2025 through asset seizures and forfeitures.
A statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s spokesperson, John Odey, said the Chairman of the commission, Musa Aliyu (SAN), disclosed this during the ICPC’s End-of-Year Engagement, send-off for retiring staff and Annual Merit Awards ceremony.
Aliyu said the recoveries ranked among the commission’s most significant annual figures.
Reviewing the agency’s activities, he said the ICPC investigated 263 cases in 2025, exceeding its target of 250, and filed 61 cases in court.
He added that the commission recorded a conviction rate of 55.74 per cent.
The statement read in part, “2025 is a pivotal year marked by substantial progress across enforcement, prevention and public enlightenment. This year, the ICPC investigated 263 cases, exceeding its target of 250, and filed 61 cases in court, achieving a 55.74 per cent conviction rate. N37.4bn and $2.3m were recovered in 2025 through asset seizures and forfeitures.”
Aliyu listed the conviction of Professor Cyril Ndifon of the University of Calabar, who was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for offences relating to sexual harassment and cyberbullying, as one of the notable outcomes of the year’s prosecutions
