NBA's rogues and vultures can't be priests in temple of justice - EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has berated the president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Abubakar Mahmoud for proposing the curtailment of its powers.

In a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC described the suggestion which Mahmoud made at his inauguration on Friday, as a "cleverly disguised campaign" to protect some powerful forces who are not comfortable with its anti-graft crusade.

“The EFCC appreciates the NBA’s acknowledgement of the Commission’s strategic place in the fight against corruption in Nigeria and the modest achievements that it has recorded so far. It also welcomes the suggestion for reform.

“As the Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, has repeatedly started in his public pronouncements, the agency is open to suggestions that will improve its operations as it cannot pretend to have a monopoly of ideas on how to fight corruption.

“Nevertheless, the Commission views with concern, the call by the NBA president that the EFCC be stripped of its prosecutorial powers. According to him, “We need to define its mandate more narrowly and more clearly… I strongly recommend that the EFCC be limited to investigation… while prosecution should be handled by an independent resource prosecution agency”.

“The Commission’s discomfort over this seemingly innocuous proposition, stems from the fact that Mahmoud was silent on the reason for his position. More importantly, the Commission cannot comprehend how the redefinition of EFCC’s mandate in narrow terms, ultimately whittling it down, fits into the clamour by Nigerians and the vision of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration for a vibrant and courageous anti-corruption agency.

“Instead, Mahmoud’s suggestions appears perfectly in sync with a cleverly disguised campaign by powerful forces that are uncomfortable with the reinvigorated anti-graft campaign of the EFCC and are hell-bent on emasculating the agency by stripping it of powers to prosecute with the lame excuse that an agency that investigates cannot also prosecute.

“The question Nigerians must ask the Mahmoud-led NBA is, what is wrong with EFCC prosecution? Mahmoud is in a position to answer this question. He was the Attorney General of the Federation’s counsel in the trial of former Delta State governor, James Ibori at the Federal High Court, Asaba, a case which EFCC lost in questionable circumstances.

“But the same ingredients from that case were used to fetch Ibori a 13-year jail term in London. Mahmoud is also the Commission’s counsel in the appeal against the infamous perpetual injunction from arrest and prosecution by former Rivers State governor, Peter Odili, which is still pending before the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, many years after it was filed.

“It is too much of a strange coincidence that the suggestion to strip the EFCC of its prosecutorial powers is being floated few months after the Commission, in unprecedented fashion arraigned some senior lawyers for corruption. For the avoidance of doubt, the Commission has recorded more convictions in the last one year than all the states and federal ministries of justices combined.

“Against this background, the current campaign appears to be self serving, intended to create a cabal of untouchables who can be investigated but may never be prosecuted. The EFCC however wishes to reassure Nigerians that there will be no sacred cows in the renewed fight against corruption in Nigeria.

“A Bar populated or directed by people perceived to be rogues and vultures cannot play the role of priests in the temple of justice.”

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EFCC seizes shopping malls, N49m from INEC chief

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has disclosed its seizure of two choice shopping malls allegedly acquired by serving Resident Electoral Commissioner, Gesil Khan, with her share of the N23.29bn bribe disbursed by former Minister of Petroleum resources, DIezani Alison-Madueke during the 2015 general elections.

The anti graft agency also disclosed that the sum of N49 million found in Khan's bank account  has been frozen.

Investigations into the polls bribery scandal are still ongoing.
“We have been able to trace two choice shopping malls in Yenagoa to the affected REC Khan. Following the development, we applied to a Federal High Court for Interim Forfeiture Order in line with sections 26 and 29 of the EFCC Act.

“The court has granted our prayers to seize the two malls and appoint managers to take care of the properties in order to generate more revenue either for the government or the owner depending on how the trial ends.

“We do not want the assets to lie fallow hence we recruited managers to be in charge until investigation and trial are concluded.

“During investigation, we discovered N49million in the account of REC Khan. Since she could not fully account for the sources of the money, we have frozen the account in line with our mandate.

“We are treating the money as likely proceeds of bribery or money laundering. The account will remain frozen until a court of law decides otherwise based on facts we will present during her trial,” said a source close to the investigations.

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How I spent N650m loot - Jibrin

Embattled ex-Chairman of the House Appropriation Committee, Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin, has disclosed that he benefited from an illegal office maintenance allowance for members of the House of Representatives.

However, Hon Jibrin who expressed regret in accepting the N650m loot said that he has documented how he spent the money.

“I have records and account of how I spent every penny that I have taken. In fact, it has been published in a 150-page book.

“However, I have never been comfortable with the money! Thank God the wasteful allowances regime has reached its Waterloo! The country and House will be better off!”

Jibrin listed 10 principal officers of the House of Representatives who allegedly looted large amounts of money as running cost allowance including the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, who allegedly got the lion share of N1.5 billion; Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Lasun, N800 million; Majority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, N1.2 billion; his deputy, Buba Jibril, N1.2 billion; House Whip, Alhassan Doguwa, N1.2 billion; and his deputy, Pally Iriase, N700 million, Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, N1.2 billion, his deputy, Chukwuka Onyema: N800 million, Minority Whip, Yakubu Barde, N700 million and his deputy, Binta Bello, N700 million.

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