afrol News, 26 August - At least 11 officials of Nigeria's anti-graft commission have had their services terminated after they were accused of involvement in forgery and other fraudulent acts.

The dismissal of the officials - three senior and junior staff, four cadet officers and one management official - was endorsed by the chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri.

A statement issued by the commission's media director, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said the officers were dismissed between August 2007 and August 2008.

Routine investigations carried out by the commission discovered serious anomalies in the qualification of ten of the dismissed staff, implying that they had forged their certificates.

But the commission relieved the ten officers without being prosecuted. However, charges will be proferred against an anti-corruption official, Mr. Davies Idrisu Ibrahim, arrested in Lagos last week for allegedly conniving with others to defraud. Mr. Ibrahim is expected to be arraigned in court this week.

The EFCC believed that Ibrahim's prosecution - a break away from its tradition of allowing suspects to go free - would no doubt serve as a deterrent to those who may want to use the name of the commission to commit crimes.

By staff writer

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