The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Nigeria, Mahmud Muhammad Al- Mahmud has said that his country will support Nigeria's anti-corruption war.
“No country can be an island without the support of others,” he said.
The envoy gave the assurance in Abuja on Wednesday during a meeting with the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu.
Magu said that in the light of intelligence reports that the UAE is considered a safe haven by corrupt Nigerian politicians, he had come to see the country's support in tracking stolen funds and repatriating corrupt persons.
The meeting came on the heels of a recent agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance on the repatriation of stolen funds and extradition of indicted officials signed between President Muhammadu Buhari and the government of the United Arab Emirates.
According to a statement issued by Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Magu told the UAE envoy that he had come to seek his country's support for the anti graft war.
“The fight against graft requires the support of all, most especially the international community.
“I have come to seek your support and cooperation just as we had in the case of Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, James Ibori, among others, to get the mission accomplished.”
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