Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has vowed to shoot down corruption before it kills Nigeria.
He stressed that he will never give up in making sure that corruption is completely eradicated in Nigeria, adding: “the days of impunity are gone.”
Ibrahim Magu spoke today, Monday, after the operatives of the Commission and that of other agencies of the government had staged a nation-wide walk as part of activities to mark the 2017 International Anti-Corruption Day celebration.
The walk held simultaneously in all the cities where the EFCC has offices, and it featured stakeholders such as the Public Compliant Commission, Nigeria Police, Independence Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC); Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC); organized Labour, Ministry of Justice, staff of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation, youth organizations, civil society organizations and African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRIML).
In Abuja, the walk which took-off from the EFCC Head Office, Wuse 2, Abuja en route Unity Fountain to Area 11 junction, has as its theme: “United Against Corruption for Development Peace and Security.”
The participants moved amidst singing and dancing, with placards and banners with inscriptions such as “Say No To Corruption,” “Corruption Kills,” Corruption, Our Greatest Enemy,” “Kill Corruption Now,” “Do not be silent, blow the whistle to fight corruption,” and “Let us make Nigeria Great Again.”
They also had Red Cards boldly inscribed on their ‘T Shirts,” to symbolically send corruption out of Nigeria.
The EFCC boss commended the participants for the trek and stressed the need for unity in fighting corruption.
According to him, Nigerians had for long borne the pangs of corruption which he said, had led to diversion and conversion of public funds into private pockets and accounts.
“It is high time Nigerians are united against corruption for sustainable development, peace and security.
“Our country has witnessed a torrent of the adverse effects of corruption and we need to kill the monster of corruption before it kills our country.”[myad]
