Magu accuses suspects of blackmail, smear campaign against EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said on Wednesday that desperate blackmailers and allies of corrupt elements are carrying out smear campaigns to pull down the commission and its acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu.
It said that it is uncharitable to link him (Magu) with the ownership of some buildings belonging to other individuals with verifiable addresses.
The anti-graft agency observed that it is ridiculous to allege that Magu shied away from being served a fictitious writ of summons over a matter long decided by the judiciary.
EFCC stated this in a statement by its Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale in reaction to online publications, allegedly linking Magu to certain properties.
The statement said the attention of the commission has been drawn to “the antics of some few elements in the social media, employing desperate antics of blackmail, and smear campaigns against the successful war being fought against corrupt practices by the commission and its courageous Chairman, Ibrahim Magu.
“As a law- enforcement agency, the EFCC has enough facts about the sponsors of such insidious campaigns.
“It is an unflattering fact that corruption will always fight back and the commission is not surprised that such a campaign can be coming from some overseas-based, politically-exposed and disgraced elements being investigated for unnerving acts of corruption.
“For his courage, consistence and never-say-die spirit, Magu, would undoubtedly, have a tribe of hard critics, cynics and bitter foes.
“However, it is uncharitable to link him with the ownership of some buildings belonging to other individuals with verifiable addresses.
“It is even ridiculous to allege that he shied away from being served a fictitious writ of summons over a matter long decided by the judiciary.”
The commission said it finds every unfounded claim against it and its helmsman, as a desperate backlash from disreputable elements suffering its uncompromising works against corrupt practices.
Stating that they are not worried about such retrograde moves, the commission urged members of the public to ignore tendencies aimed at blackmailing the EFCC and its workforce.
It said however, that the commission is on the trail of all the blackmailers and paid agents of darkness armed against it.
According to the commission, massive investigations of the platforms being used and their promoters have commenced.
“Facts about their operations shall be made known to the public and outcome of investigations being carried out shall also be released to the public,” the commission revealed.
The statement said aappropriate legal actions are also being taken against bloggers and their promoters embarking on a campaign of calumny against the commission.
The EFCC said that its helmsman and entire workforce would not be dismayed or distracted in any way because the task of fighting corruption is sacrosanct and no reactionary antics of detractors will succeed against the commission.
