The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has said that corruption must be fought like a jihad.

The EFCC boss also said that the corrupt were claiming that they were being prosecuted because of their ethnic identity or the region they came from.

Magu said Nigerians must not leave the fight against corruption for President Muhammad Buhari and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo alone, adding that the menace would have killed Nigeria by now if not checked.

The EFCC Chairman said this on Sunday in a lecture he delivered at the 7th convocation and 10th anniversary of the Fountain University, Osogbo in Osun State.

Magu, whose lecture was delivered by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, said just 55 persons stole N1.3 tn between 2006 and 2013.

This amount, Magu said, could fund massive infrastructural development in many sectors and could train almost 4,000 children from primary school to university with a budget of N25m for each of them.

He said, “This was why I said we owe it to ourselves, it is a jihad for all of us to wage the war against corruption. It is unpatriotic and a shirking of our responsibilities as citizens to fold our arms and leave the fight against corruption to President (Muhammadu ) Buhari, Vice – President (Yemi ) Osinbajo, the EFCC and a handful of others. We are all stakeholders in the fight against economic and financial crimes ; together we can defeat this evil.

“Indeed , corruption could have killed Nigeria if the rate at which corruption was festering then had not been checked. Take for instance, the money stolen by just 55 people between 2006 and 2013 is well over N1 .3 tn . One third of this money, using the World Bank rates and cost could have comfortably been used to construct 635.15 km of roads; built 183 schools ; educate 3 ,974 children from primary to tertiary education levels at N25 .24m per child; built 20, 062 units of 2 -bedroomed houses across the country and do even more.

“The cost of this grand theft therefore is that, these roads, schools and houses will never be built and these children will never have access to quality education because a few rapacious individuals had cornered for themselves what would have helped secure the lives of future generations, depriving them of quality education and healthcare, among others.

“But the corrupt, using sponsored people, claim that they are being prosecuted because of the region they came from , the religion they profess, or their ethnic identity. They do their utmost not to answer the all- important question of whether or not they are guilty of the corruption allegations against them.”

Magu stated that the EFCC had recovered N738bn in about two years due to the support of the President.



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Magu's corruption fight has become stale, when it is clear to everyone that the Jihad is against the opposition

Brainless Jihadist.

Dullard,Like his master.

Look at this one, it has always been Jihad against the opposition

misplaced priority

Look @ this foooooool! Just imagine the kind of idiots we have in government Now he'll never be arrested for this "hate speech" because he belong to the favoured cabal.
No wonder the target of the so called antigraft war is mainly people of the other faith or on the other side of the political divide. Corruption fight my ass.

Paperwhite:
Look @ this foooooool! Just imagine the kind of idiots we have in government No wonder the target of the so called antigraft war is mainly people of the other faith or on the other side of the political divide.

You are right, Sambo Dasuki is a born again christian.

Sycophants every way

Shithole EFCC boss, a govt offical/ a serving police officer using the word jihad in official statement.
This country is more than shithole.
U can never win corruption war when Nigerian civil & public servants are poorly paid

It is like the definition of corruption has changed because the one being fought in my country is Quoroption.

Unfortunate. So this is the best Nigeria has to offer to fight corruption

Mumu.

Of what use is the term Jihad' in that sentence if not to show his Islamic zealotry?
Has Any Jihad fight not lead to dangerous outcome?
You don't fight evil with evil, Jihad is evil.

Nobody should take this man serious,he is also corrupt.....

This man is just another empty barrel making excess noise.. used to take him serious..

Take your jihad war to killer herdsmen

Just look at the careless choice of words a high ranking govt official is using in a secular state ..SMH

LionDeLeo:

I know, Sambo Dasuki is a born again christian.

had he used crusade they won't call him extremist.

MAGU JUST SHUT UP.


useless islamic extremist. Who told you Nigeria is an islamic state that you'll be using such devilish words in the public service.

What is this thief still doing as EFCC boss? Nigeria is just a joke

Hmm

Rhetoric. Extremist remarks. Unclad words. All done wear agbada n face cap 4 this bubu régime.

How is Jihad fought? We need to know this first.

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oga if u want to fight pls fight without religion motivation.

we sure say this guy no get plan?

Abeggyyy make we hear word. Are you even EFCC boss Be deceiving yourself keep get fattened with oily bald head for your prison day is loading. Pls eat well get enough fat and oily bald head because sooner or later I'm 100% will rotten in jail for you one sided corruption fight. Bro don't worry it's a matter of time.

Pls you are not EFCC boss you are Buhari boy ok so personally I do not recognise you as anything.

This is so annoying in a country of mixed religion using the satanic word *jihad*Oh Lord why did you put us in the hands of these demon who do not know choice of words and character in a mixed society like Nigeria why Lord

Same way you think those talking and vexing their anger can not do anything but let apc and Buhari remember how Ghadaffi the almighty in Libya was dragged on the road and his skin peeled off by touts. Let you all remember Saddam those he looked at as an idiot or noise maker then ends up sending him to gallow and life was gone out of him upon all his power I expect Buhari followers to tell him bro slow down the anger in the land is so fierce but rather ego and greed won't let. We shall see.