EFCC recovering billions of naira for govt, says Magu
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has said the anti-graft agency is recovering stolen funds in billions of naira for the government.
He described lawyers as the main challenge of the agency in its efforts to timely prosecute corruption cases.
Magu, who made the remarks in Abuja yesterday while addressing a group of Civil Society Organisations, added however that the commission cannot be deterred in its efforts to ensure that justice is obtained for the Nigerian people in the fight against corruption.
“One of the big challenges we have in the effective prosecution of the war on corruption is that of very senior lawyers to whom Nigeria has been very kind: They went to good schools here, when Nigeria was good, many of them, on government scholarship; to them Nigeria has given so much opportunity. When we have corruption cases, cases of people who have stolen food from the mouths of our children; when we have cases of people who have stolen money meant to build hospitals and buy drugs; when we have cases of people who have stolen all the money meant to buy guns for our soldiers to fight Boko Haram, when we have all these cases of wicked people who have stolen Nigeria’s money, they run to these same senior lawyers, give them part of the stolen money and mobilise them to fight us, to delay us in court and to deny Nigerians of justice. These are the people who do not want justice for the common man”.
“The other day, 34 Senior Advocates of Nigeria fought against only one small EFCC lawyer and he defeated them all.
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May God continue to be with you as you are seeking justice for Nigerians
“The other day, 34 Senior Advocates of Nigeria fought against only one small EFCC lawyer and he defeated them all.”
Ibrahim Magu.
The Judiciary was ur principal’s headache the other day, the lawyers are ur own stomachache today. OK.
How much have you recovered and where is it?
He should expect as Soyinka said that corruption will fight back. He should not be deterred as ultimately he is on the right side of history.
Nigerian lawyers are not sincere and are not practising laws but corruptions with 80% so regard as SAN are in cults.
Looting and share loots 60% / 40% each is the system but forget curse of their Creator esp. when you put someone orphans or widows.
This has got to be the most stupid statement by a government official. people have the right to mount a defense against any accusation be it private or government, that is why we have laws, morons. when you have laws, you have lawyers that can argue both side of a case or the law. This is a democracy and the government doesn’t have the right to accuse and sentence anyone without due process.
GOD BLESS YOU AND THOSE WORKING FOR THE INTREST OF WE NIGERIANS IN THE EFCC.
THOSE WHO TAKE FROM LOOTERS TO DELAY JUSTICE WILL ONE DAY BE STONED BY THE MASSES TO WHOM THE MONEY BELONG
God bless you. Friends of thieves & some of our cousin from across the Niger see nothing wrong stealing our commonwealth.
Thanks for a job well done, please how much as been recovered, and who is the new gatekeeper, before some yam eater encroaches. A little bit enlightenment please, so that people don’t accuse you of kidnapping and ransom taking tomorrow.
We will review and take appropriate action.