These were the words of the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu when he met with the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of Channels Television, John Momoh in Lagos.
The EFCC strong man made it clear to Nigerians that there is ‘no giving up’ in the fight against corruption, stressing the readiness of the agency to go tough on corrupt persons no matter how much attack it gets.
“There are too many talks about the issue of ‘corruption fighting back.’ Of course, corruption will fight back but we are resolved and determined to win this fight.
“From over 170 million Nigerians, if I am opportune to drive this thing and in the process I happen to go (die), so be it. We are ready to fight this fight to finish.”
Ibrahim Magu cited some cases that the EFCC is handling, saying that there were “serious allegations for instance, in the case of NIMASA.
“There was two billion Naira initially when we took him to court but later we realized that he siphoned out of the public fund, about 34 billion Naira. “There are reasons for doing what he did. If you come to the office we will show you everything. There is no problem.”
The anti-graft agency’s boss made it clear that the agency usually carries out a background investigation before inviting the individual to its office for questioning.
“We carry out our background investigation very thoroughly. We may have been on you and you will not know.”
The EFCC boss thanked the medium for joining in the fight through its balanced news reportage and called for more support.
The anti-graft agency’s boss said the EFCC could not assume the monopoly of knowledge in ridding the country of corruption. [myad]
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