The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has declared a total war on corruption in the country.
The EFCC bigwig said this during a courtesy visit to The Nation’s headquarters in Lagos.“We’re now going to declare total war on corruption.
It is our responsibility to crush corrupt practices in this country,” he said.
Magu said the biggest challenge facing the anti-corruption battle now is “corruption fighting back.”“It’s real and they (those fighting back) have all the money,” he said.
He faulted the Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) who collect money to defend alleged looters.
“How can 31 SANs go to court to defend one (suspected) looter? Sometimes judges are intimidated. Why should 31 SANs appear for a suspect? We need to ask questions,” Magu said.
“They abuse the court process, file all kinds of applications and go on appeal, which goes up to the Supreme Court and back. They adopt different technicalities and delay tactics. Sometimes they provoke the judges and write petitions against them.
“But I don’t control the judges. We don’t have control over what happens in court. Our role is to investigate,” he said.
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