EFCC sacks 2 officials over corruption

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed two officials over alleged corruption.

The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this during the opening of the 6th Annual Criminal Law Review Conference organised by the Rule of Law Development Foundation in Abuja on Monday, November 18, 2024.

The EFCC chairman, who said the two officials were dismissed two weeks ago, said besides dismissal, erring workers would also be prosecuted henceforth.

Olukoyede said: “So many other reforms are going on; the issue of our staff and all of that.

“Just two weeks ago, I had cause to dismiss two staff. You can’t be fighting corruption and your hands are dirty.

“He who comes to equity, your hands must also be cleaned.

“And I say I will not only be dismissing them; I will also be prosecuting them because that is what we prosecute others for.

“So you will see that; we are preparing the case files of some of the people we have dismissed.

“If an EFCC staff will not be able to stand publicly with his two hands up and challenge the entire public; whose goat have I collected? Whose bottle of water have I taken illegitimately?

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“And I have said this to Nigerians; who has ever given me one kobo in the course of my work, come out and say it. I stand to be challenged.

“I can’t be easily influenced by things like that. That’s why we must make up our minds to work together to do the right thing.

“Any staff that is corrupt, I will show you the way out.

“Again, there are some people who may want to be overzealous. Out of 12, you must have Judas.

“I can’t stand here and say all is perfect. As many as you see, report them to us and we will do justice.”

Olukoyede added that he was once subjected to investigation for two years as EFCC secretary.

The EFCC boss stated: “I am not just sitting there as chairman of EFCC. I have been on the other side.

“I have been subjected to investigation myself for two years. So I know what it means to subject people to investigations.

“My major objective is to use the instrumentality of this mandate to stimulate the economy and to also follow the rule of law.”

Also speaking at the event, the Coordinator of the Rule of Law Development Foundation, Joseph Daudu, said the conference commenced six years ago as one of the flagship events of the foundation.

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