Governors fuel insecurity to raise security votes – Magu
John Ameh, Abuja

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, on Wednesday hit at state governors, saying that some of them deliberately fuelled insecurity in their states just to collect more money as security vote.

He noted that some of the governors “now covertly promote insecurity as justification to inflate their security vote.”


Magu also alleged that there was a link between corruption, banditry and terrorism.

He spoke in Abuja at the induction programme for returning and newly-elected state governors held at the Presidential Villa.

His allegations were contained in a paper, titled, “Imperative of Fighting Corruption/Terrorism Financing in Nigeria,” which he presented during the programme.


Magu told the session that a debate on the legality of the security vote enjoyed by the governors was ongoing but he chose to refrain from joining the fray.

He said, “We have also seen evidence of theft of public resources by some state governors – cashing in on the insecurity in their states.

“Insecurity has also offered the required oxygen for corruption to thrive as evident in the $2.1bn arms procurement scandal involving top military commanders both serving and retired.”


On corruption and insurgency, he argued, “Mass poverty in the region, due in part to corruption by the ruling elite, is largely to blame for the ease with which the Islamists are able to recruit fighters to sustain their aggression against the Nigerian state.”

He added, “As an investigator, I am shocked by the quantum of resources stolen from the Niger Delta Development Commission by those who run the intervention agency. It is so bad that even a mere personal assistant to a former Managing Director was charged with stealing over N3bn.”


He called on the governors to avoid stealing of public funds, saying, “Whether we like it or not, corruption and terrorism have become the twin evils, undermining our collective efforts to make Nigeria a truly great country.”

The EFCC boss also gave the figures of the recoveries made by the agency between 2017 and the 2018.


According to him, in 2017, the recoveries were N473.065bn, $98m, €7m and £294,000.

In 2018, the sum of N236.16bn was recovered, according to Magu.






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True

What hv they been doin with the ones they've been collecting. Useless fools

U dey see dis naija so?......e don tey wey corruption don dey part of us...we dey even chop and shít corruption

hmm
yeah its pretty obvious
especially those some northern states governors including that short mid........i did nt mention any mame o

Can we just sell this country and play 3 odds with the money

Walahi we need a scape-aku'ya for sampling.

These country is far gone.

Can't we just split up for good?

So Magu still dey exist.. It has been a while I heard of him

Magu on point here. It is high level of corruption that gave rise to insecurity and terrorism. Many people are impoverished and frustrated in the midst of lavish stolen wealth.

This is Nigeria...

War/Terrorism/Banditry has always been a seroius business, all thanks to Abacha's Constituition, that makes politicians Emperior with imuinity from prosecution, even if they are caught killing, Unaudited unaccounted Money called Secuirity votes, life pension for a four years job.

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Magu have left his job to accuse Governors.

Why would I even read it?

If it came from NSA or IG or or any military chief, i would have bothered.

Look at this attack dog of APC.

EFCC that is a branch of APC.

Greed + wickedness = Nigerian Politician

That's a very reckless statement.
If Governors fuel crisis to increase security vote
then Boko Haram that attracts so much monies nkor?
In a sane country Magu can't be a "commissioned constable"

#attribute of a failed shithole!

It is indeed a crime against humanity to have children in this part of the world. We are a completely useless people. Useless people = useless society = useless country.

Then find them and charge them to court and leave boys who are struggling . Useless magu

Our Leaders are Rogues. Thinking that there will be any serious change in this country with set of characters that continue winning elections year in year out in this country is the joke of the century

Useless administration of liars