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We caught a governor who withdrew over N60 billion cash – EFCC
Chairman of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has revealed that it has uncovered proof proving {that a} present governor within the North-Central withdrew over N60 billion in six years from the state’s account.
The EFCC chair said this within the company’s month-to-month journal, ‘EFCC Alert’, noting that he can nevertheless not point out the individual names.
We caught a governor who withdrew over N60 billion money
The revelation got here amid criticisms that the EFCC has a knack for raiding personal premises, media parades of suspects, and never prosecuting high-profile corrupt people.
Bawa mentioned; “A governor in a North-Central state throughout the final six years (one particular person) has withdrawn over N60 billion in money,” the EFCC boss mentioned within the publication.
“Very quickly, Nigerians are going to see a few of the issues that we’re doing. I can let you know totally free that the brand new Division of Intelligence that we now have created is working wonders.
Nonetheless, the anti-graft famous that investigations had been ongoing to unravel some cybercrimes and corruption amongst public officeholders.
“We’re all of that, and I guarantee you that on the finish of all of our investigations, Nigerians are going to be briefed of what we’re doing behind the scene on cybercrime, politically-exposed individuals, in addition to partaking authorities companies to make sure that we now have higher processes and procedures on find out how to do authorities enterprise.
“We’re not getting down to be partaking with folks on the pages of newspapers or press conferences. We’re working arduous making an attempt to see what we are able to do behind the scenes [to eradicate corruption],” he mentioned.
On allegations that EFCC delays prosecutions of high-level officers indicted for monetary crimes, Bawa burdened that investigations had been nonetheless ongoing on such instances.
“I can guarantee you that we’re working [on them]. We don’t wish to speak about issues which can be below investigation. Sure, we invited a former governor (Fortunate Igbinedion) for interrogation.
“He was with us for 2 days, and he has been launched; the investigation is ongoing, however we’re being cautious and cautious, so we received’t be accused of partaking in a media trial.”
