Following the recent arrest, suspension, and investigation of government officials on corruption charges, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stated on Tuesday that there is no safe haven for corrupt individuals.
Ms Halima Shehu, the National Coordinator and CEO of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, was suspended and investigated by President Bola Tinubu last Tuesday for alleged financial wrongdoing.
The EFCC also questioned Sadiya Umar-Farouk, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, about an alleged N37.1 billion scam, as well as Betta Edu, her predecessor in office.
“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,” the EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, said when he received the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja.
“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 further noted that the engagement with the ICPC was sending the right signals to the entire country that the anti-corruption agencies are coming together and extending hands of comradeship and fellowship to each other with a mind to work together.
He recalled that there was a subsisting Memorandum of Understanding, MoU between both agencies.