Corruption war: EFCC doesn’t invite people without cause – Lamorde

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has said that the Commission does not just invite people to answer questions bordering on corruption without any justification.
Lamorde made this known in Abuja on Thursday while speaking with members of the ‘Coalition of Civil Society groups in Nigeria, CCOSGIN.
The chairman explain that contrary to the allegation that the commission was not doing enough, the truth was that it would not go after any suspect without sufficient evidence of wrongdoing.



“We cannot just bring in people to EFCC without any reason. That will not be fair,” Lamorde said.
The chairman said while he welcomed constructive criticism on the way forward for the establishment, the commission also abhorred paid criticism meant to distract the operations of the agency.
He said the Commission’s doors were open to meaningful contributions from individuals and organisations with good intentions in the efforts to stamp out economic and financial crimes from the Nigerian society.
Lamorde said that the success so far recorded by the commission in the war against corruption would not have been possible without the active support of the civil society groups.
He said: It is gratifying to know that there are still some genuine civil society groups that appreciate what we are doing. We also appreciate your coming to identify with us and encourage us in our fight against corruption.
“As proof that we are partners in progress in the war against corruption, you will recall that the EFCC signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with some civil society groups in 2014 at the EFCC Academy. It is an on-going process and is still active; so, I invite members of your group that are yet to key into it, to join.”
The National Chairman of CCOSGIN, Comrade Iso Bassey Edim, said the anti-corruption war by the EFCC was in tandem with President Muhammad Buhari’s zero tolerance to corruption.