Ibrahim Magu, acting
chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says
politicians are determined to destroy the achievements of the anti-graft
agency.
Magu
said this when Adama Coulibaly, director-general of the Inter-Governmental
Action against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), visited him in Abuja.
He
blamed politicians for the suspension of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence
Unit (NFIU) from the Egmont Group, describing it as a case of “corruption
fighting back”.
“Politicians
are behind the NFIU crisis because they want to destroy the achievements
recorded by the EFCC,” Magu said.
“The
frantic move by the legislature to take the Nigerian Financial Intelligence
Unit (NFIU) out of the EFCC was suspicious and borne out of an ulterior
motive.
“There
is a complete misunderstanding about the workings of the NFIU, and it is
surprising that the new bill by the legislators pushing for removal of the NFIU
from the EFCC was passed in seven days.
“This
is a practice that has never happened in any part of the world.”
He,
however, added that he has “confidence in the management of the NFIU and the
Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML)” and that the
relationship is “very cordial and professional”.
“The
EFCC is very much in support of the NFIU’s autonomy,” he said.
Magu
also said Africa should consider the establishment of an association of African
Financial Intelligence Units.
- The Cable
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