The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Tuesday said the anti-corruption crusade body does not spend recovered stolen money.
EFCC denied the rumour making rounds in an interactive session organized by National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for the anti-corruption crusade body and principal officers, union representatives of polytechnic and specialized institutions in Kaduna.
EFCC said instead recovered stolen money are been returned to the true owners of the money.
EFCC equally stated that, it is not true that it spends 1trillion naira as it is been alleged.
The EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu also used the avenue to sound warning that nobody will be spared in it anti-corruption crusade.
Represented by his Director Public Affairs Department, Osita Nwanjah, Magu said full weight of the law would be brought to bear on anyone caught found in corrupt practices.
“I must sound a note of warning to all present, that acts of fraud, corruption and other forms of economic and financial crimes, whether committed by individuals or groups will not be overlooked by EFCC,” he said.
Similarly and while presenting a paper titled “EFCC: Prevention Activities,” EFCC Head of Enlightenment and Orientation Unit, Hajia Aisha Larai Musa said the public should report any EFCC staff with dubious characters as such staffs will be made to face the full wrath of law.
She said the commission has put in place preventive measures to check mate the canker worm of corruption in the country.
“We felt our children lack the moral behaviours as a result of failed parenthood so we put in place programmes such as Youth and school initiative programme where we created integrity group in primary and secondary school created. Among the NYSC members too.
“We have Faith based initiative where we set up 9-man committee comprising of both religious leaders to preach and discourage participation in the corrupt practices.
“We have in place too womenCivil society sensitization initiative programme and Public private sector initiative programme such as this between the EFCC and NBTE,” Hajia Musa stated.
Earlier, in his welcome address, the Executive Secretary of NBTE, Dr. Masa’udu Kazaure said the interactive session was borne out of the need to sensitize the principal officers and union representatives of the institutions against the alarming high number of petitions which has generated negative impact on the Education sector.
“The number of petitions to the EFCC and ICPC in the past two years borders on academic and financial corruption from the Polytechnics. This is alarming high number of petitions has generated negative impact on the sector and has been a cause of concern for the board and the federal ministry of Education.
“The fora provided very useful information that will assist in ensuring probity and accountability in both academics and administration of the institution, as well as reduce the petitions emanating from the institutions,” Kazaure however said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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