EFCC: I strongly believe coronavirus is caused by corruption - Magu
- The EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, has linked coronavirus to corruption
- Strange as it may sound to many persons, Magu on Tuesday, February 18, expressed a deep belief that there is a relationship between the moral disease and the global epidemic
- Mago went on to say that the commission is at the forefront of the fight against graft in Nigeria
To the amazement of many Nigerians, the acting national chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu, on Tuesday, February 18, said that coronavirus is caused by corruption.
Magu made this strong remark during the passing out parade of 281 inspector cadets of the EFCC in Kaduna state, The Cable reports.
The EFCC boss said that the major objective of the commission is to kill corruption in all part of Nigeria at all levels and in whatever form related to financial activities.
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He said that the agency is not satisfied with merely arresting and prosecuting criminal, but is also deeply involved and interested in the re-orientation and rehabilitation of such persons.
Describing corruption as a huge burden on the country, Magu state that the cankerworm has spread to many sectors in Nigeria security, education and labour.
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He pointed out that this moral disease has led to poverty, low standard of living, the inability of the common to access basic healthcare services and even unemployment.
The EFCC chairman added: “EFCC has zero-tolerance for corruption as our mandate is to kill corruption as corruption is worse than all the diseases we have now and I strongly believe coronavirus is caused by corruption."
On his part, President Muhammadu Buhari, as earlier reported by Legit.ng, promised Nigerians that his administration would continue to battle corruption in Nigeria.
President Buhari, in his speech at the ceremony, said that his government will not relent in making sure that Nigeria remains inhabitable for corrupt persons.
He made it clear that the federal government was achieving this by making all its financial activities as transparent as possible while discouraging secret criminal deals in public offices through open screening.
President Buhari said: "My aim is to ensure that no government financial transaction is done in secret and all are subjected to public scrutiny."
The president said that with the untiring efforts of the EFCC, the country was gaining the upper hand over corruption and that this is becoming more obvious to the international community, which is why, according to him, Nigeria is regaining her global reputation.
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