Corruption will kill Nigeria if we don't kill it now - Magu
- Ibrahim Magu wonders why corruption is celebrated in Nigeria
- He urges stakeholders in the anti-corruption war not be discouraged with the way corruption cases are handled in Nigeria
- The EFCC acting chairman says corruption is capable of killing Nigeria if the anti-graft agency doesn’t fight and kill it now
Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said that corruption will kill Nigeria if the anti-graft agency doesn’t fight and kill it now.
This comes even as the EFCC boss urged stakeholders in the anti-corruption war not be discouraged with the way corruption is celebrated in Nigeria.
Magu made this known while speaking at an event on the need for support to anti-corruption in Nigeria organised by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Friday, July 28, in Abuja.
He advocated for grassroots mobilisation and sensitisation of Nigerians, especially among youths, on the dangers of corrupt practices on their future, The Guardian reports.
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Magu said: “It is very necessary for us to put our hands together and come out and fight corruption.
“We need the inputs of everyone in the fight against corruption. Like Mr. President said, if we don’t kill corruption now, corruption will kill Nigeria.”
He said the Presidency has no doubt about the ability of the EFCC under his leadership to fight corruption in the country, adding: “We have the appropriate political goodwill, and that is the most important thing we need in fighting corruption.
“There is no doubt about the commitment of the leadership of this country in fighting corruption.”
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He, however, maintained that the fight against corruption would help to guaranty a better fire for Nigeria, noting: “We have passed the level of trying to see the cause of corruption; we should find the solution to corruption. We must fight corruption.
“I think we should emphasise on fighting corruption. There is no best one strategy of fighting corruption. I can assure that whatever measure you take to fight corruption, the most important thing is to mobilise the people, both inside and outside, in the villages, anywhere you find yourself, sensitise the people, target the youths in particular, because they are more in number, tell them that we are doing this to give them a better life in the next generation.
“We have to key in to expose the corrupt practices and in exposing all sorts of corruption, let us fight and kick corruption out. We should not be discouraged, because that is the only thing that can guarantee a better life for the next generation.”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Magu accused banks in the country of creating an enabling atmosphere for looters.
Magu made the statement while expressing his opinion over plans to separate the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) from the parent body.
Watch a Legit.ng TV video below of Nigerians staging a walk in support of the EFCC
Source: Legit.ng
