Ebelo Assumes Duties as New EFCC Kano Director
The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has appointed Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE1 Friday S. Ebelo as the new Acting Zonal Director of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Commission.
Ebelo took over from Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad, who had been acting as the Zonal Director since July, 2025. The handover ceremony was held at the Directorate’s office in Kano.
In his inaugural address, the new Zonal Director urged the staff to be upright and discharge their mandate with utmost professionalism and integrity. He emphasized the importance of diligence and adherence to the core values of the EFCC in the intensified fight against economic and financial crimes in the region.
The outgoing Acting Zonal Director, Hanafi Sa’ad, expressed his gratitude to staff for their cooperation during his tenure. He specifically urged them to “double up the level of cooperation” extended to him and offer even greater support to the incoming Zonal Director to ensure the continued success and heightened performance of the Directorate.
Ebelo brings to the role a distinguished career spanning over two decades. Prior to his deployment to Kano Directorate, he was Acting Director, Executive Chairman’s Office and Coordinator, Special Duties since April 2024 where he oversaw investigations and prosecution, coordinated task forces and analyzed corruption trends.
Ebelo was also former Commander, Makurdi Zonal Command as it then was from September 2021 – April 2024, Zonal Head, Ibadan (2019-2020) and Gombe (2018-2019).