EFCC Boss, Olukoyede Talks Tough, Vows To Tackle Looters

By Akinwale Kasali

Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has read the riot act to looters of the Nation’s o o commonwealth.

He vowed to tackle looters of public funds, drainers of resources and other corrupt elements in Nigeria in order to make room for growth and development across the country.

Olukoyede stated that the EFCC under his watch would not allow resources meant for economic growth and greater good of Nigerians to be cornered by looters and that every stolen fund would be recovered to develop social systems in the country.

He made this assertion during a road walk held in commemoration of the 2023 International Anti-Corruption Day, themed ‘Uniting the World against Corruption’.

In a statement credited to the EFCC Boss on the X Handle (Formerly Twitter) of the Commission, he promised that the anti-corruption mandate of the EFCC is being refocused to stimulate growth and development in all the sectors of the economy.

He further promised that the anti-corruption mandate of the EFCC is being refocused to stimulate growth and development in all the sectors of the economy.

He said, “We are going to give sleepless nights to those stealing our money. We are going to remove opportunities for corruption. We are going to plug the loopholes. We are in the era of a new budget. We have sent words to all the gate-keepers of our finances in Nigeria that we are going to work with them. Every money that is released, we are going to track them.

“We are refocusing the anti-corruption mandate of the EFCC. We will fight corruption to stimulate growth and development and remove all the threats to the progress of the nation.  We are tired of corruption in Nigeria.  Our youths must have job opportunities.”

Speaking On the theme of the 2023 International Anti-Corruption Day, Olukoyede stated that the whole world must come together to fight corruption and expressed readiness to approach the international community for the recovery of stolen funds kept abroad.

He said, “Those who are keeping looted funds abroad are more corrupt than us. We are going to go after them. We will recover our funds and use them to develop our systems.”