3 Takeaways From Magu’s Speech At NBA’s Workshop

The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on Tuesday said that the anti-graft agency will continue its war on corruption against anyone found wanting.

INFORMATION NIGERIA brings you 3 points he made while speaking at the opening of a one-day workshop in Abuja, which was organized by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in collaboration with the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACC).

The EFCC will not stop

“We will not stop going after people who are involved in laundering money. It doesn’t matter who you are, the law is a respecter of nobody especially those who commit crime.

No corrupt person will escape justice

“Whether you are EFCC, SAN or whatever, sooner or later we will start going after people who buy properties with stolen funds as well as people who help others to escape justice.

EFCC needs everyone’s cooperation

“The EFCC cannot stamp out corruption in the country without the support of all stakeholders.

“We consider everybody a stakeholder, as the EFCC does not have monopoly of knowledge to defeat all shades of graft.

“Legal practitioners should always play by the rule and avoid being used by corrupt elements to pervert justice. What is important is the interest of the nation which should be placed above any other interest.