He said this at the opening of a one-day workshop organised by the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in collaboration with the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACC) at the Rockview hotel in Abuja on Tuesday.
According to a statement issued by Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman, Magu said at the workshop that the EFCC could not stamp out corruption in the country without the support of all stakeholders.
“We consider everybody a stakeholder, as the EFCC does not have monopoly of knowledge to defeat all shades of graft,” he said.
The anti-graft czar urged legal practitioners to always play by the rule and avoid being used by corrupt elements to pervert justice, adding that “what is important is the interest of the nation which should be placed above any other interest”.
Magu, who commended the bar for being good partners in the fight against graft, however decried the attitudes of some lawyers who compromise on their jobs for criminals to escape justice. He added that lawyers have a greater stake in the war more than any other class of professional.
In reiterating his commitment towards fighting money laundering, the EFCC boss warned that, “we will not stop going after people who are involved in laundering money”.
“It doesn’t matter who you are, the law is a respecter of nobody especially those who commit crime,” he said.
“Whether you are EFCC, SAN or whatever, sooner or later we will start going after people who buy properties with stolen funds as well as people who help others to escape justice.”
In his keynote address, the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Mahmud Mohammed urged members of the bar to examine themselves with a view to develop workable ways to curb corruption.
Mohammed, who spoke through Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, charged them to look inward as individuals in the system, and collectively as a body to improve the legal system.
“You have a role to play as an individual and it is when we all change our attitude that we can see it reflected in the society. No doubt, the legal profession is crucial in the maintenance of a high quality of justice delivery within the justice system and such success or failure of our fight against corruption will depend on our willingness to take the right ethical path,” the CJN said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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So if a lawyer out smarts you then you go after him for what crime, being smarter than you or making you look bad. You should rather go after your own guys for allowing them out smart you.
ReplyDeleteIf you do your homework properly, put up a very tight case with little or no loop holes, you won't need to go after any lawyer coz you will always have d upper hand.
Corruption is not fought on d pages of news papers like you choose to. Seat up and do your job sir.
Are u indirectly telling Nigerian that whom ever mention for corruption is guilty as charge. Is it D reason u go after D opposition? U lied.
ReplyDeleteExcuse for failure. A lawyer is doing his job. It's only God that knows d truth, lawyers examine evidence. So get evidence that will stand scrutiny
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