Bassey Anthony, Uyo
THE Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says that it has secured the conviction of over 60 persons in the court this year.
Head of the commission in the zone, Mr. Garba Dugum, said the anti-graft agency also recovered N300million from corrupt individuals.
He said he was optimistic that the commission would secure more convictions.
The EFCC boss said this yesterday on the sidelines of a road walk round the streets of Uyo to mark this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day whose theme was: “Zero Tolerance for Corruption”.
“From January till date our record of conviction is more than 60. In Uyo, I think we have a recovery of N300million. This is small compared to other places but at least we are moving forward”.
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He said the zonal office has spread its dragnet all over its area of operation to fish out corrupt individuals.
On the essence of the international anti-corruption day, Dugum said, “Today is an awareness campaign against corruption. That is why we have come out with other stakeholders to go round all the streets to get people sensitised, to show them the ills of corruption.
He dismissed the popular notion that the EFCC is selective in its fight against corruption, insisting that recent happenings have proven the commission to be unbiased.
“It is not true and I can’t succumb to that accusation,” he said. “You can see from recent developments that there some persons even in this government who have been investigated, prosecuted and judgments obtained in court against them.”
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