The Acting Chairman of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on Wednesday told
the House of Representatives panel investigating missing monies in Nigeria Intelligence
Agency, NIA, that the outstanding of $202 million from the $289 million would
soon be recovered.
Speaking at the investigative
hearing by the House Committee on Public Safety and National Intelligence, Magu
said the money would soon be recovered with the support of Nigerians.
It could be recalled that the sum
of $43 million was recovered by the EFCC operatives from Ikoyi Apartment, Lagos
State in 2017 following a tip-off from a whistle blower.
While giving update on the closed
door session, Magu said: “As you can see, everybody is supporting us and we
need the support of everybody to succeed.
“As far as this investigation is
concerned, we are very much on course and very soon we shall recover it,” Magu
told newsmen.
When asked about the challenges
facing the Commission in the process of its investigation, Magu who is yet to
be confirmed by the Senate over two years after his appointment, said: “No
problem. Whether challenges or no challenges, we are unrelenting. You don’t
expect the investigation to go on smoothly.”
Speaking further on the series of
attempts to stall the process through Court injunctions, Magu said: “I said we
are unrelenting. Everyday you wake up and face all manners of adversaries but
what we need is the support of all Nigerians in the fight against corruption.”
On his part, chairman of the
committee, Aminu Sani Jaji, confirmed that the $202 million is yet to be
recovered.
Jaji said: “Even the acting
Chairman of EFCC said the same that the issue of the $202 million or whatever
remains unaccounted for. And I know he remains committed and resolute to see
that they recover the $202 million or whatever, and as a Committee, we are
going to do our best.
“As I said earlier, his
appearance today is headway for us. By next week, the Committee will come up
with all other outstanding information for the Committee to round up its
investigation.
“As I said earlier, it’s an
investigative motion and then we are trying to do justice to all the people
involved. That is why we decided to invite the acting Chairman of EFCC and then
the chairman was able to give us brief about what is going on.”
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