Femi Falana, Human rights activist, says he dislikes the ways with which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) fights corruption.

Mr Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) stated this on Sunday at the presentation of ‘Compendium of High-Profile Corruption and Financial Crimes Cases in Nigeria,’ in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State.

At the presentation, the activist said he detest the way the anti-graft agency swoop on properties allegedly acquired by persons of questionable character.

“I do not subscribe to the locking up of assets or properties while a case is still pending in court. I do not think the EFCC or other anti-corruption agencies should be doing that,” he said.

Falana suggested that properties acquired for public purposes should be allowed to function even if the owners have some clarifications to make.

“If somebody has stolen money to build a hospital, just like the one on Adeniyi Jones in Ikeja, somebody was alleged to have stolen to build the hospital worth about N2.5billion, which is sealed now.

“For me, you are not doing the public any good by just locking up the place and by putting your inscription: ‘Under Investigation’.

“Why don’t you allow it to function so that the place can benefit the people, because it is already acquired for public purpose.

“And this should go for all buildings too. People are looking for accommodation and you just lock up blocks of flat over cases still pending in court.

“And these cases may be in court for years. And by the time the cases are concluded, the premises you have sealed no longer have their value.

“The EFCC was set up to revive businesses not to liquidate them. You liquidate businesses by just getting some court orders. That to me, is not the way to fight corruption,” he said.

On seized vehicles, the lawyer suggested that they could be sold by anti-graft agencies and the proceeds kept pending the determination of their owners rather than wasting away.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/falana-dislike-way-efcc-fights-corruption/

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