Appearing Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, says many Nigerian looters are hiding in neighbouring Ghana.
Talking in Abuja on Friday, Mr Magu mentioned the fee was placing sources collectively to go after them and recuperate the nation’s wealth stashed in that nation.
The EFCC boss spoke when a delegation of the Chartered Institute of Public Assets Administration and Politics (CIPRMP) visited the fee’s headquarters.
He mentioned the EFCC is partnering with its counterpart in Ghana on the approaching asset restoration operation.
“Corruption is a borderless crime. We’re placing our sources collectively to permit us to go to Ghana with out restrictions and recuperate our stolen property again residence.
“I’m interesting to Nigerians to belief the Fee with related details about corrupt practices within the nation.
“There are a whole lot of looters hiding in Ghana. We’re already speaking; we are going to convey them again. We’ll go convey the property again to the nation,” he mentioned.
Mr Magu additionally urged Nigerians to ignore the “falsehood” in some chosen information shops about him and the fee, saying EFCC actions have been clear.
“We observe the worldwide finest apply in relation to areas of investigations, tracing of looted property, recovering looted property. All of us have our information.
“We’re conscious that we’ve got ruffled many feathers. We now have touched the untouchables and we’ve got dared lions of their dens.
“We’re doing all these, not as a result of we love risks and loss of life, we’re doing them as a result of we worth the consolation and growth which anti-corruption brings.
“We worth good lives for our fellow women and men and we worth a greater future for all our kids. The prices of combating corruption could also be grave, however the prices of not combating it’s extra lethal.
“That is why we proceed to name on each Nigerian to enlist within the anti-graft warfare. warfare is a warfare that’s waged by the bulk for the great of the bulk, ” he mentioned.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) experiences that the EFCC boss made the remarks after he was adorned as a fellow of the institute by the delegation.
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Mr Magu expressed gratitude for the award and promised to attempt always to uphold the tenets of the Institute.
Earlier the Govt Director, West African Area of CIPRMP, Richard’s Kpoku-Aquarte, urged Mr Magu to see the popularity as a motivation to proceed with the great companies to his nation.
He added that Mr Magu’s “selfless companies and confirmed professionalism” through the years had been significantly recognised by the Institute, therefore the award.
“As you obtain the symbols of your investiture right now, you shall make a solemn pledge to proceed to stay devoted, loyal and trustworthy to the nation.
“And at all times to uphold the inexperienced and white flag of an envoy of this nice nation, ” he mentioned.
Mr Kpoku-Aquarte recommended President Muhammadu Buhari, who he mentioned got here on a rescue mission in 2015 to take Nigeria out of the woods by giving the anti-graft warfare a lift to deal with the evil menace of corruption within the nation.
(NAN)
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