AGF accuses EFCC boss of frustrating anti-corruption war

dimeji akinloye

August 23, 2017 10:11 PM

Malami said Magu is misusing intelligence at the expense of the war against corruption.

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Attorney-General of the Federation,

He said Magu is misusing intelligence at the expense of the war against corruption.

Special Adviser to the minister, Sahilu Othman disclosed this on Wednesday, August 23, in an article he wrote following the suspension of Nigeria the Egmont Group.

The group, comprises 156 financial intelligence units of 156 countries, is a body for the exchange financial intelligence to fight money laundering and terrorism financing.

In July, Egmont suspended Nigeria due to what it called interference of the EFCC in the activities of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit.

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In a swift response to the suspension, the Nigerian Senate passed the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit bill to make the unit independent of the EFCC.

Othman in the article said Magu "manipulated and misused intelligence to the detriment of the fight against corruption and financial crimes in Nigeria."

According to him, the Federal Government has set up the presidential adhoc committee to reposition the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit.

The move, he said, is to make the global financial intelligence body to lift the ban on Nigeria.

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