The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, yesterday said the war against corruption has just started.
He said he had no fear in his (DNA) .
Magu, who opened up in an in-house magazine of the anti-graft agency, EFCC Alert, said the battle against corruption had reached a level where no one could stop it.
According to The Nation, the Acting EFCC Chairman said the commission would not succumb to pressure under any guise.He said
Magu denied allegation of torturing of suspects by the EFCC, which he said only investigates non-violent crimes
He said he had no fear in his (DNA) .
Magu, who opened up in an in-house magazine of the anti-graft agency, EFCC Alert, said the battle against corruption had reached a level where no one could stop it.
According to The Nation, the Acting EFCC Chairman said the commission would not succumb to pressure under any guise.He said
“Those talking about succumbing to pressure do not know Ibrahim Magu. I have no fear in my DNA. The bigger they are, the better for me. I do not fear anybody. The EFCC’s motto is ‘Nobody is above the law’. That is what it is supposed to be; equality before the law is the grand norm of our constitution. So, we cannot succumb to pressure.
“Victory is certain for the common man. It is part of my vision to take the fight against corruption to the grassroots. We shall not betray the trust and confidence reposed in us. We have reached a level where nobody can stop us in the fight against corruption, but we all must realize that we are all stakeholders, and this fight is for the future generation.”
“Those who dread to be punished for their corrupt deeds should take notice that the EFCC is watching. It would be naïve for anyone to expect the fight against corruption to be smooth; you should expect resistance and opposition which are expressed in various guises.
“If you go to the United States or the United Kingdom, they are all awash with news about our efforts in the fight against corruption, particularly the Malabu Oil scandal.”
“We are making progress. Nigerians are aware of the achievements that we have recorded in the fight against corruption especially in the area of assets recovery. We got the court to forfeit to the Nigerian Government a sum of N7.6 billion which was hidden in a Nigerian bank by a former petroleum resources minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
Magu denied allegation of torturing of suspects by the EFCC, which he said only investigates non-violent crimes
He said: “We don’t chase innocent people, but thieves of state resources. We conduct certain background investigation before we invite a suspect. When we invite you, all we ask you is to corroborate our findings.
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