The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has said the Commission is selective in the fight against corruption.
TheNewsGuru reports Magu made this known on Wednesday while addressing journalists in the new headquarters of the Commission.
The anti-graft agency boss refuted the claim that the fight against corruption is being influenced by anybody, stressing that the agency conducts a lot of preliminary investigations before anyone is prosecuted.
“Of course you have to be selective in fighting corruption. You have to bring in people who have looted. You have to remove the weeds from the shaft.
“We select people who have committed an offence, in this way, we are selective. We do a lot of background check, conduct a lot of preliminary investigation, before you are invited.
“So, yes, we select the corrupt,” Magu said.
Earlier, while welcoming journalists, Magu appreciated their efforts in the anti-corruption fight, and enjoined them to keep supporting the EFCC, stressing that the media are also stakeholders in the corruption fight.
“I thank you for partnering with us all these while. Each an everyone of you is a stakeholder. You have contributed to this fight too.
“Whether they like it or not, together, we will continue winning the fight”, Magu assured.
The anti-graft czar further said that the completion of the new headquarters of the Commission will strengthen the institutional framework and revealed that the Commission is being restructured internally to weed out the bad eggs.
The new EFCC head office is expected to be commissioned on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 by President Muhammadu Buhari.