Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said
that the agitations for secession are being funded by
looters.
He said the root of the agitations is corruption as the
looters hope to sabotage the country in a bid to “enjoy
their ill-gotten wealth” unhindered.
Magu said this on Tuesday while receiving Segun
Runsewe, director general, National Council for Arts
and Culture.
“Corruption has eaten so deep into the fabric of this
country. It is a threat to our co-existence, it is a threat
to our unity and the survival of Nigeria,” he said.
“We have to have a common consensus to fight
corruption; all of us must agree to fight it.
“The cost of corruption to this nation is much. It is
poisonous, It is something that breeds Boko Haram,
militancy, these boys calling for Biafra and those
people calling for some parts to leave Nigeria.
“The looters actually funded these agitations. There
are people behind these boys funding them to
sabotage this country in order to have room to enjoy
their ill-gotten wealth.
“The root of these agitations is corruption. Join us and
other Nigerians in fighting corruption for the survival of
this country.”
Magu urged Nigerians to assist in the war against
corruption by blowing the whistle on corrupt persons
more often.
“Not all of us can arrest but we can join the whistle-
blowers. Joining the whistle-blowers has two
advantages: The fact that you have exposed crime
and the fact that you will get a cut of any recovered
amount. Let us join the whistle-blowers, let us expose
all forms of corruption.
“We have to sustain the tempo so that the looters will
not find a place to hide,” said Magu.
He added that Nigeria will be among the best in the
world if corruption can be eliminated.
TheCable
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