Seven key facts
President Bola Tinubu, in suspending the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa on Wednesday ordered him to handover to the Director of Operations in the commission, Mohammed Umar Abba.
Who is Mohammed Umar Abba? Below are key facts about him.
1. Abba was born on June 22, 1965 in Tudunwada Local Government Area of Kano State.
2. He bagged his first degree from Bayero University, Kano.
3. Abba attended the Nigeria Police Academy, Kaduna State, where he was commissioned in 1992.
4. He was acting EFCC chairman following the suspension of Ibrahim Magu on July 6, 2020. Seven months after, Abba handed over to the substantive Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on February 24, 2021.
5. He is a Commissioner of Police
6. Abba was seconded to the Commission in January 2016 to head the Counterterrorism and General Investigations, CTGI, Section at the Headquarters in Abuja.
7. He was appointed the Director of Operations of the Commission in 2017, a position he held till 2020 when he took over from Ibrahim Magu as acting Chairman, a position he held till he returned to the Police.
