Nobody is too big in Nigeria to be investigated – EFCC Chairman warns

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said the political will of President Bola Tinubu to support the agency’s works has shown that there is no hiding place for corrupt politicians and citizens in the country.

The EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, said this when he received the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja on Tuesday.

He noted that under Tinubu’s government, “nobody is too big to be investigated in this country. Once you are not playing according to the rules, we will investigate you.”

The EFCC boss said, “We believe that with the kind of President we have, who is ready and willing to do the right thing, and from what we have seen in recent times and the last 48 hours, it is clear that he has provided the political will and leadership and created the atmosphere for us to work.”

He continued: “So, there is no hiding place for the corrupt. We must give our best, we must be committed and give the President the support he needs. Nobody is too big to be investigated in this country. Once you are not playing according to the rules, we will investigate you.”

He also stated that the engagement with the ICPC was sending the appropriate signals to the entire country, indicating that the anti-corruption authorities are banding together and extending hands of comradeship and fellowship to one another with the intent to work together.

He noted that both organisations had a Memorandum of Understanding or MoU.

Meanwhile, SaharaReporters reported how the agency has uncovered some frauds perpetrated in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development.

The anti-graft body is probing the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq over alleged N37.1 billion fraud.

On Tuesday, SaharaReporters also reported that the CEOs of Zenith, Providus, and Jaiz banks faced queries from the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over their involvement in the fraudulent transactions concerning N37 Billion Fraud linked to Sadiya Umar-Farouk.