'We've recovered over N1bn from South-South looters,' Agency says
The protesters, who were showing support for the embattled Patience Jonathan, said the EFCC is selective in its anti-corruption war.
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The Zonal head of the anti-graft agency, Mr Ishaq Saliu, disclosed this in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when some Niger Delta youths took a protest to the agency’s office.
The protesters, who were showing support for the embattled ex-former first lady, Patience Jonathan, alleged that the commission is selective in its anti-corruption war.
The anti-graft agency had traced $15 million to Mrs. Jonathan's accounts. The monies are believed to be proceeds of corruption.
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“There is nothing selective in the cases of EFCC. We are professionals to the core," Saliu said.
“Once an allegation is made, before somebody is even invited – the invitation is the last leg of our cases.
“Bank documents and things we need to inquire would have been gotten."
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He said the one billion Naira were recovered between January and September 2016, with 24 convictions.
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