EFCC reveals how much has been recovered in south south.
EFCC reveals how much
has been recovered in south south.
Ibrahim
Magu called on south south people to join in the fight against corruption - The
EFCC chairman urged them to take advantage of the whistle-blower law - He
advised that their information should be substantiated with evidence Ibrahim
Magu who is the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
has called on residents in the south south region to report cases of corruption
and money laundering. The Nation reports that the chairman of the EFCC spoke
through the head of Southsouth, Ishaku Salihu, during this year’s annual
national anti-corruption walk in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. READ ALSO: Days
after clashing again, Wike plans top award for Rotimi Amaechi Magu urged the
people to take advantage of the whistle blowers’ law and report any cases of
corruption revealing that the agency has recovered property estimated at over
N10 billion from the region in the last two years. He insisted that there was need
to fight corruption until it is wiped out of the current
“As a body, EFCC has made great marks in the
zone. Between May 29, 2015 and till date, it has traced, tracked and recovered
assets worth over N10 billion within the period under review. “Today marks
another milestone in our quest as a nation and a people to draw a line to walk
against corruption.
“Presently, the Federal Government’s
anti-craft agency is prosecuting in court an indigene of the zone over N10
billion belonging to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). “If this
stolen fund was injected into the system, it would have gone a long way in
changing the landscape of the zone as well as the cry and agitation about
underdevelopment and cases of pipeline destruction. Oil theft would have been
taken care of.
“We
have also apprehended an official of the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), who collected and shared N23 billion across the country
during the last general election. These are funds that would have been used to
improve the social and economic conditions of states and communities across the
country and their dwellers but were stolen by a few Nigerians.”
“It was in this country people converted
septic tanks, usually constructed for human waste, into United States dollar
volt and water tanks into naira containers.” PAY ATTENTION: Read the news on
Nigeria’s #1 new app “People should take advantage of the Whistle-Blowing Act
to join the fight against corruption and save the country from the
ill-activities of corrupt citizens. “The anti-corruption march is a wake-up
call to all Nigerians on the dire consequences of corruption to us and
posterity. Basically, the walk is meant to sensitise people on the effects of
the twin evil of corruption and money laundering, with a view to getting
everybody involved in the fight.”
