No More Handcuffs, Efcc Says

From SALISU IBRAHIM, Abuja_______________________________________________________ ________

Henceforth, suspects of economic crime offences will not be handcuffed, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri said Tuesday,

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I think that Mrs. Waziri priorities are misplaced.

She said ' i want to be proactive and prevent crimes' .

two things

1. if there are chances of violent or possiblity of attempt to escape (which will happen very soon under her watch) handcuffing is not a problem. Trying traeting thieving executhieves with kid gloves encourage them. They will simply come to court with their entourage with music and drums

2. secondly, Mrs. waziri job is to investigate and prosecute economic criminals. Her business is not to prevent them. The governors, senators etc are law understanding officers of the Federal republic of Nigeria. they know the laws and they abuse it. It is for the govt to start doing something about fighting corruption and crime and not her business to divert her attention from investigation and prosecuting criminals to lecturing them on not to committ crime.

IMO, a clueless president can only appoint a clueless law enforcement agent who doesn't know her job. Talk of chasing shadows.

Until corruption is addressed and shown by example by the Preisdent downwards we are wasting our time.