…Says agency to prosecute Urzo Kalu again
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has stated that the Commission will get those hindering the progress of Nigeria.
This was stated by the EFCC chairman, Bawa while speaking at a state house press briefing held in Abuja yesterday.
Bawa said the EFCC is committed to ensuring that Nigeria is free of all forms of financial and economic crimes.
He said the Commission has a “motivated workforce leveraging on the support of every stakeholder and party both at home and abroad to deliver on the vision of Nigeria free of all forms of economic and financial crimes”.
“Nigeria is the only country we have. We are the ones to safeguard it and of course, we need the support of those home and abroad”, he said.
“Please don’t cross the line and do remember that if you are not one of us taking Nigeria to its promised land, the EFCC will get you anywhere, anytime”, he added.
The EFCC boss also said the Commission would prosecute a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, again. Bawa, who disclosed this while speaking with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said Kalu “will be prosecuted all over again”.
Recall that Kalu had been convicted up to the Court of Appeal before the Supreme Court set him free on technical grounds.
According to the EFCC chairman, the Commission is set to begin prosecution of 800 new corruption cases.
