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According to TransparencIT NG which prides itself in providing Nigerians with governmental transparency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made at least 289 convictions since 2010 and almost doubled its rate of conviction between 2015 and 2016.

The number of convictions made are detailed below on a year by year basis.

1. 2010 - 68 convictions 

2. 2011 - 67 convictions 

3. 2012 - 105 convictions 

4. 2013 - 117 convictions 

5. 2014 - 126 convictions 

6. 2015 - 103 convictions 

7. 2016 - 186 convictions

As observed from above, the conviction rate grew by 80%. The infographics below also shows the states involved in reaching the above statistics.

From the above infographics, the following are the different offices and the amount of convictions they made last year.

1. Lagos office in 2016 - 63 convictions 

2. Abuja office in 2016 - 38 convictions 

3. Kano office in 2016 - 34 convictions 

4. Port Harcourt office in 2016 - 33 convictions 

5. Enugu office in 2016 - 15 convictions 

6. Gombe office in 2016 - 3 convictions

What's your take on the above statistics? Should we expect 2017 convictions to exceed 2016?