The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it
has commenced investigations of platforms being used to promote derogatory
campaign against Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the agency.
In a statement on Wednesday, Dele Oyewale, EFCC head of
media and publicity, said such campaigns are being done by
“overseas-based, politically-exposed and
disgraced elements” who are being investigated for “unnerving acts of
corruption.”
“The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) has been drawn to the antics of some few elements in the
social media, employing desperate antics of blackmail, and smear campaigns
against the successful war being fought against corrupt practices by the
commission and its courageous chairman,
Ibrahim Magu,” Oyewale said.
“As a law enforcement agency, the EFCC has enough facts about the sponsors
of such insidious campaigns. It is an unflattering fact that corruption will
always fight back and the Commission is not surprised that such a campaign
could be coming from some overseas-based,
politically-exposed and disgraced elements being investigated for
unnerving acts of corruption.”
The commission said Magu’s “courage, consistency and
never-say-die spirit”, has undoubtedly,
earned him “a tribe of hard critics,
cynics and bitter foes.”
“However, it is uncharitable to link him with the ownership
of some buildings belonging to other individuals with verifiable addresses,”
Oyewale added.
“It is even ridiculous to allege that he shied away from
being served a fictitious writ of summons over a matter long decided by the Judiciary.
“The Commission finds every unfounded claim against it and
its helmsman, as desperate backlash from
disreputable elements suffering its uncompromising works against corrupt
practices.”
The EFCC advised the public to disregard such information
while giving assurance that the outcome of their investigations would be made
public
“We are not worried about such retrograde moves. Members of the public only need to ignore
tendencies aimed at blackmailing the EFCC and its workforce,” the commission
said.
“The commission is on the trail of all the blackmailers and
paid agents of darkness armed against it.
Massive investigations of the platforms being used and their promoters
have commenced.
“Facts about their operations shall be made known to the
public and outcome of investigations being carried out shall also be released
to the public. Appropriate legal actions
are also being taken against bloggers and their promoters embarking on a
campaign of calumny against the commission.
“The EFCC, its helmsman and entire workforce would not be
dismayed or distracted in any way. The
task of fighting corruption is sacrosanct and no reactionary antics of
detractors will succeed against the commission.”
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