The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu has lamented the difficulties being encountered in an effort of repatriating stolen funds and assets stashed in the foreign land. Magu has appealed to the international law enforcement agencies to assist the EFCC in ensuring that the agency gets the required cooperation.
According to, Tony Orilade, the spokesperson of the EFCC, Magu expressed this concern when he received Mr. Joe Abah, the Director DIA, an international Development firm implementing programs covering governance with offices in over hundred countries of the world, in his office.
The EFCC boss expressed his disappointments he is encountering in most of his attempt to repatriate stolen fund stashed abroad describing it as, very frustrating.
He revealed the agency has gone out of its way in most encounters with sister agencies, however, has always hit a brick wall with the agencies not willing to yield to his request.
He added in the last four years, series of investigation has been handled in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Crime Investigation including the Crown Prosecution Service. In the entire encounter, the sister agencies cooperation was not encouraging until a third party is involved.
Magu noted that President Muhammadu Buhari mission of ensuring victory in the anti-corruption crusade remained steadfast. In “The next level” mantra, the corruption fight is promising, there is political will and we are going to be daring,”.
Abah said that the visit was part of efforts aimed at supporting the anti-corruption crusade in Nigeria.
“We recognise the valuable effort EFCC is performing to preventing, investigating, prosecuting and combating financial and economic crimes, “where he promised to support in whichever form possible.
