December 15, 2025
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced the recovery of ₦37.44 billion and $2.353 million in 2025 through asset seizures and forfeitures.
The ICPC spokesperson, Mr Okor Odey, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja.
According to Odey, the ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, revealed the figures during the commission’s End-of-Year Engagement, Send-off for retiring staff, and Annual Merit Awards ceremony held in the capital.
Aliyu described the recovery as one of the ICPC’s most significant annual achievements to date, noting that 2025 marked “a pivotal year of substantial progress across enforcement, prevention, and public enlightenment.”
Reviewing the commission’s operational performance, the chairman disclosed that the ICPC investigated 263 cases during the year, surpassing its target of 250, and filed 61 cases in court, recording a conviction rate of 55.74 per cent.
“Among the year’s notable successes was the conviction of Prof. Cyril Ndifon of the University of Calabar, who received a five-year prison sentence for offences relating to sexual harassment and cyberbullying,” Aliyu said.
He noted that the judgment underscored the ICPC’s determination to confront all forms of abuse of office, regardless of status or sector.
The ICPC chairman also highlighted extensive preventive measures carried out across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
He said 344 MDAs were assessed using the Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard, while 66 corruption-monitoring exercises and 1,490 project-tracking activities were conducted nationwide.
“Systems Study and Corruption Risk Assessments were completed in 12 MDAs, aimed at reducing structural vulnerabilities to corruption,” he added.
On public enlightenment, Aliyu said the ICPC reached more than 235,000 Nigerians through 644 sensitisation activities, generated about 3.5 million digital engagements, established 86 Anti-Corruption Clubs and Vanguards, and trained 2,707 participants at the ICPC Academy.
He further disclosed that the commission strengthened partnerships during the year, initiating 15 collaborative activities, while civil society organisations carried out 57 complementary engagements in support of the ICPC’s mandate.
Aliyu reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to intensifying asset recovery, preventive systems, and public education as part of efforts to curb corruption nationwide.
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