Group to EFCC: Arrest abettors of corruption

The Association of Civil Society and Public Interest Organisation in Nigeria (CCSPION) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to intensify its efforts in investigating and arresting individuals involved in abetting corruption. The group argues that tackling corruption requires a comprehensive approach that includes targeting both the perpetrators and those who facilitate […]

The Association of Civil Society and Public Interest Organisation in Nigeria (CCSPION) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to intensify its efforts in investigating and arresting individuals involved in abetting corruption.

The group argues that tackling corruption requires a comprehensive approach that includes targeting both the perpetrators and those who facilitate corrupt practices.

Abraham Ekokotu, National Coordinator, CCSPION, made the call at a press briefing, on Sunday in Abuja.

Daily Trust recalls that the past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in July arrested by the Department of State Service (DSS), shortly after President Bola Tinubu suspended him from office.

Ekokotu specifically urged the EFCC to as a matter of urgency expose and hold accountable those individuals who aided and abetted any alleged corrupt practices of the former CBN governor.

“We call on the EFCC to remain steadfast in its fight against corruption in Nigeria and proceed to deal with any person who loots or launders, aids or abets another person to launder or loot from the public treasury so as to recover the looted funds make him face music,” the group said.