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Nigeria - FG has discretely released some funds to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to boost their operational capacities, New Telegraph reports.
The funds were meant primarily to enable the two anti-agencies to carry out diligent prosecution of cases involving some state governors who have been indicted for corruption.
“I cannot tell you how much has been released but it is true that our capacity has been boosted. The committee is already working. It is the reason you have seen some actions from us in recent times. But we have not started massive invitation of these high-profile individuals because we want to build up very tight cases against them such that it would be difficult for them to escape,” someone in the know reportedly said.
Buhari, upon assumption of office three months ago, had received briefings from the antigraft agencies where the heads of ICPC and EFCC blamed paucity of funds for the slow pace of their operations and inability to secure convictions on high profile cases.
Buhari had then ordered the anti-graft agencies had set up a special committee to review the various cases that have either been hitherto declared closed or just lying fallow.
As a result the anti-graft agencies have beamed the searchlight on many former governors, since the inception of the Buhari administration.
The funds were meant primarily to enable the two anti-agencies to carry out diligent prosecution of cases involving some state governors who have been indicted for corruption.
“I cannot tell you how much has been released but it is true that our capacity has been boosted. The committee is already working. It is the reason you have seen some actions from us in recent times. But we have not started massive invitation of these high-profile individuals because we want to build up very tight cases against them such that it would be difficult for them to escape,” someone in the know reportedly said.
Buhari, upon assumption of office three months ago, had received briefings from the antigraft agencies where the heads of ICPC and EFCC blamed paucity of funds for the slow pace of their operations and inability to secure convictions on high profile cases.
Buhari had then ordered the anti-graft agencies had set up a special committee to review the various cases that have either been hitherto declared closed or just lying fallow.
As a result the anti-graft agencies have beamed the searchlight on many former governors, since the inception of the Buhari administration.
