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WHISTLE BLOWING: EFCC recovers $53m, N521m

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Two soldiers, 2 bankers connived, diverted N339m military pension with 33 accounts –Magu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with the help of the whistle blower policy has so far recovered the sums of N521,815,000.00,  $53,272 747.00, £122,890.00, and €547,730.00″.
According to its acting chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, this is asides other recoveries running into several billions of naira, that have been made outside the help of whistle blowers.
The EFCC boss made the revelation on Saturday in Abuja, while speaking at the 2017 Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN Week/Award Day.
“Apart from several other recoveries running into several billions of naira, the recent whistle blower policy, has led to the recovery by EFCC of N521,815,000.00,  $53,272 747.00, £122,890.00, and €547,730.00,” he said.
Magu, who lauded the import of the federal government’s whistle blowing policy, revealed that the EFCC recorded 62 convictions in the first quarter of the year.
Magu, himself a trained accountant, urged players in Nigeria’s financial sector, to ensure that they play active role in the war against corruption, by reporting any suspicious transactions to the agency.
He urged accountants not to allow themselves to be tools in the hands of looters and money launderers.
In a paper, titled, “What Would It Take To Be a Corruption Free Nigeria”, which was presented on his behalf by Dr. A. Bello, he noted that it was unfortunate that the society has chosen to esteem “thieves and looters” of the commonwealth.
“The moral values of honesty, integrity and hard work, has been overtaken by greed and crass materialism,” Magu said, noting that this was evident in the fact that the society “now recognizes thieves and looters of the common treasury, by rewarding them with chieftaincy titles and other high positions of authority”.
In order to free the country from the shackles of corruption, Magu stressed the importance of the urgent need “to go through the process of reorientation and regeneration”, adding that “the process must start from our homes”.
He used the medium to remind the accountants of the obligation imposed on audit firms, tax consultants, accounting firms, among other designated non-financial institutions, DNFIs, to always report suspicious transactions to the EFCC.
“Without you fulfilling this obligation, DNFIs commit a crime, and this is necessary to enable us monitor and investigate such transactions, to uncover cases of corruption,” he said.

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  1. yanju omotodun

    April 23, 2017 at 12:49 pm

    Magu is feeling like a boss not knowing his sack is immediate too. Well thanks to the ghost whistle blowers for good job well done. And to efcc, it’s your duty so no need to thank you.

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    • Animashaun Ayodeji

      April 23, 2017 at 1:24 pm

      If you don’t appreciate what the EFCC is doing, we appreciate the anti-graft agency for bringing the dream of having a corruption free Nigeria to limelight. They should not relent and go harder on the thieves in power.

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  2. Anita Kingsley

    April 23, 2017 at 1:14 pm

    We all need to salute and appreciate Magu for a job well done, for being truthful and plain to Nigerians irrespective of whatever the DSS and Senate think about him.

    The issue of corruption in Nigeria is a very terrible one, at the grassroots, corruption has eaten deep into the hearts of everyone, what do we now expect if our leaders are fantastically corrupt? I believe corruption will one day be eradicated

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    • Agbor Chris

      April 23, 2017 at 1:16 pm

      You’re very correct, this is why it isn’t very necessary to channel down the fight against corruption to the grassroots, so that we can avoid building corruption people for the future of Nigeria. If corruption is flushed out of the kids and youths, they will not grow to be corrupt.

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    • Nonso Ezeugo

      April 24, 2017 at 4:47 am

      Stop dreaming because corruption will not leave this country if their is no corruption how then will you know the evil people in the country

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  3. JOHNSON PETER

    April 23, 2017 at 8:19 pm

    I know Senate still have this guy at heart. He will definitely be sacked at last.

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    • seyi jelili

      April 23, 2017 at 8:48 pm

      If he is not sacked then go sack am now. Senate has lost in the game already as BABA Buhari will never sack Magu, he is really fighting corruption and recovering money for the government.

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