EFCC Collaborates With NAF, NTA In Fight Against Corruption

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EFCC Collaborates With NAF, NTA In Fight Against Corruption

The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu has described corruption as a crime against humanity, andnational security.

Magu, who made the assertion on Monday, when he visited the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Abubakar Sadique to drum the message of anti-corruption in the military, said anti-corruption fight should not be left for the EFCC alone, and appealed to Nigerians in all spheres of life to do everything to shun corruption.

His words, “everywhere, there is corruption. We must fight it. Corruption is a crime against humanity and a threat to national security. Let us all tackle corruption, even in the military, let us join hands together to kill corruption or at least reduce it to its barest minimum”.

Magu, however appealed to the CAS to use his good office to mobilise women in uniform against corruption, noting that “When the women are effectively galvanised in the corruption fight, the battle is half won. They are the home builders, they are the nurturers of life”, he said.

In his response, Air Marshall Sadique assured the EFCC chairman that the Nigerian Airforce will not be left behind in the effort to save Nigeria from corruption. “Nigerian Airforce is collaborating with several agencies, especially in the area of Public Procurement, in tackling corruption.”

In a related development, the acting chairman also visited the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, to seek for support and collaboration in the fight against economic and financial crimes.

Magu who said his visit was to thank the television station for the support in the past and to ask for more, requested for collaboration in sensitization for Women Against Corruption programme. According to him, the role of women as nation-builders, as mothers, wives etc cannot be over emphasized.

Magu, who described the Nigerian Television Authority as critical in information dissemination and public enlightenment in respect of the fight against corruption, stressed that the anti-corruption fight requires the collaboration of all stakeholders as EFCC alone cannot do it.