According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s allegations, a significant number of former governors, totaling at least 58, have alleged to been involved in the misappropriation, embezzlement, or laundering of approximately N2.187 trillion over a span of 25 years.
This amount does not include properties seized worldwide or those currently being investigated, which amount to billions of Naira.
The amount of N2.2 trillion that was looted is similar to the combined budgets of Lagos State and the South-East states for 2024, totaling N2.25 trillion and N2.29 trillion respectively.
This figure exceeds the budgets of the North-Central states and North-East states for 2024, which are N1.89 trillion and N1.60 trillion, by several billion.
The EFCC is currently investigating, probing, and prosecuting 58 ex-governors from various regions of the country.
Since the restoration of civilian government on May 29, 1999, there have been at least 170 governors serving in the 36 states of Nigeria.
The 58 ex-governors who are currently or have previously faced investigations by EFCC, with alleged amounts in question, consist of:
Late Abubakar Audu (N10.966 bn)
TA Orji and sons (N551 bn)
Yahaya Bello (N80.2 bn)
Chimaroke Nnamani (N5.3 bn)
Sullivan Chime (N450 million)
Kayode Fayemi (N4 bn)
Ayo Fayose (N6.9 bn)
Abdullahi Adamu (N15 bn)
Danjuma Goje (N5 bn)
Aliyu Wamakko (N15 bn)
Sule Lamido (N1.35 bn)
Joshua Dariye (N1.16 bn)
Timipre Sylva (N19.2 bn)
Saminu Turaki (N36 bn)
Bello Matawalle (N70 bn)
Lucky Igbinedion (N4.5 bn)
Musa Kwakwanso (N10 bn)
Peter Odili (N100 bn)
Jolly Nyame (N1.64 bn)
James Ngilari (N167 million)
Abdulaziz Yari (N84 bn)
Godswill Akpabio (N100 bn)
Abdul fatah Ahmed (N9 bn)
Ali Mode-Sheriff (N300 bn)
Willie Obiano (N43 bn)
Ibrahim Dankwambo (N1.3 bn)
Darius Ishaku (N39 bn)
Ramalan Yero (N700 million)
Achike Udenwa (N350 million)
Rochas Okorocha (N10.8 bn)
James Ibori (N40 bn)
DSP Alamieyeseigha (N2.655 bn)
Gabriel Suswam (N3.111 bn)
Samuel Ortom (107 bn)
Orji Uzor Kalu (N7.6 bn)
Gabriel Suswam (N3.111 bn)
Murtala Nyako (N29 bn)
Rashid Ladoja (4.7 bn)
Christopher Alao-Akala (N11.5 bn)
Abdulkadir Kure (N600 million)
Babangida Aliyu (N4 bn)
Idris Wada (N500 million)
Ibrahim Shekarau (N950 million)
Adamu Aliero (N10 bn)
Usman Dakingari and wife (N5.8 bn)
Attahiru Bafarawa N19.6 bn)
Jonah Jang (N6.3 bn)
Aliyu Doma (N8 bn)
Tanko Al’Makura (N4 bn)
Boni Haruna (N93 bn)
Bindow Jibrila (N62 bn)
Adamu Muazu (13 bn)
Isa Yuguda (N212 bn)
Mohammed Abubakar (N8.5 bn)
