CCB Deploys Risk-Based Crackdown on Asset Declaration – 10,000 Top Officials in Its Sights
By: IDNN News Desk
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has launched a sweeping asset declaration crackdown targeting 10,000 high-risk public officials across Nigeria, warning that failure to comply will result in legal action.
“This is no longer about compliance reminders — it’s about accountability enforcement,” declared CCB Chairman Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello during a press engagement in Abuja on Tuesday.
He emphasized that the CCB asset declaration crackdown would prioritize top-tier public officials in revenue-generating agencies and key MDAs with histories of suspicious financial growth.
🧠 New CCB Strategy: Risk-Based Targeting
In a bold shift from blanket audits, the CCB is now applying a three-tier risk model:
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High-risk officials will face asset verification and prosecution
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Medium-risk personnel will undergo investigative reviews
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Low-risk workers will be engaged in sensitization and compliance training
“If 1,000 of those high-risk individuals each conceal N1 billion in assets, that’s N1 trillion hidden from the nation,” Bello noted.
📉 CCB Isn’t EFCC or ICPC — It’s Worse for the Guilty
Unlike the EFCC and ICPC, the CCB operates with a different legal lens.
“We don’t need to prove it was stolen. We simply ask: Where did it come from? If you can’t justify your asset, you’ve breached the Code,” Bello said.
Citing an infamous case, he noted that a public officer caught with $9.8 million in cash had to prove its legitimacy to avoid prosecution.
🖥️ Digital Platform Set to Launch
To streamline enforcement, Bello revealed that a fully digitized asset declaration portal is now ready and will soon roll out nationwide.
“We want asset declarations to be traceable, timestamped, and immune from manipulation,” he said.
🧨 What This Means for 2027
Analysts say this ccb asset declaration crackdown could reshape the political landscape by cornering governors, ministers, DGs, and lawmakers into a full disclosure showdown just ahead of the 2027 cycle.
“We’re watching. They must declare — or prepare to be exposed.”