EFCC SET TO ARREST MORE BIGWIGS IN NIGERIA!

INFLUENTIAL Nigerians who dipped their hands in the public till during their tenure now have cause to be afraid as Chairman of the Economic and Finan­cial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has insisted they must account for every naira and kobo un­der their watch.

Magu said yesterday that more influential Nigerians would soon be arrested to face prosecution as the commission under him has reinvigorated the anti-graft war in Nigeria.

He said this yesterday in Abuja at a forum with online and broadcast media managers, disclosing that, since his appointment as acting chairman, he has un­dertaken re-ordering of the agency’s priorities for effec­tive implementation of its mandate.
 
“The effect of this, which is obvious for all to see, is the investigation, arrest and prosecution of some of the most powerful forces in Ni­geria, who have questions to answer on their steward­ship whilst in office.

“A former national se­curity adviser, former min­isters, former governors, serving and retired military men, a media mogul and several others, are among those we have been called to answer critical ques­tions concerning the man­agement of our common­wealth.
 
“As we speak, many more influential Nigerians are on the radar of the EFCC and, in the coming weeks, they would have their days in court and Nigerians will be kept fully abreast of the re­sults of our investigations,” he said.

The EFCC boss said in carrying out the man­date of the commission, he has been guided by three factors: the “fear of God, national interest and the rule of law.”

Mr. Magu said apart from bringing corrupt pub­lic officers to justice, the EFCC under his leader­ship is determined, in line with the stance of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ad­ministration to send “un­mistakable message” to everyone, that “no Nige­rian shall be regarded as above the law or treated as sacred cow as far as the fight against corruption is concerned.”

The EFCC chairman, however, said the com­mission cannot succeed in carrying out its mandate without the support of the media.

He said the EFCC al­ready has the support of all relevant bodies and or­ganisations, adding that he met with the president on Wednesday, and that the message from Mr. Buhari was nothing but total sup­port for the agency.

“By far more inspiration­al is the political will of Mr. President to fight corrup­tion. This unbending will, which some now call body language has given the needed traction to the anti-graft campaign,” he said.

Mr. Magu said Mr. Bu­hari’s resolve to fight cor­ruption in Nigeria was un­derlined by his comments during his maiden media chat last Wednesday where he swore not to spare any­one found to be corrupt.

According to him, the president’s resolve is complemented by that of the Chief Justice of Nige­ria, Mahmud Mohammed, who, during the last All Nigerian Judges’ Confer­ence, declared unwavering support for the war on cor­ruption.

He added that at that same judges conference, Buhari expressed the con­cern of the Nigerian people for the undue delays experi­enced in the trial of corrup­tion suspects.

The judiciary, he said, has responded with some practical steps in the form of the designation of se­lected courts to try EFCC cases.

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