Former and serving Governors who might have questionable financial dealings have come under the scrutiny of the anti-graft agency in Nigeria. The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu has said the anti – graft agency is investigating this category of public officers for graft.
According to him, suspects who connived with the governors were being invited for questioning.
Magu, however, did not disclose the identities of those being investigated, noting that such disclosure could jeopardise the investigations.
Speaking at a press conference marking the 2020 Democracy Day in Abuja on Thursday, Magu said the agency had recovered assets in excess of N 980bn in the last five years.
He also disclosed that the commission within the same period recovered a large array of non – monetary assets that include real estate, private jets, oil vessels , filling stations, schools, hotels , trucks, cars , jewellery , shopping malls and electronics.
He noted, “ We are on course in all the cases we are prosecuting, our scorecard in the area of conviction is 2,240 in the last five years and we covered assets in excess of N 980bn , with quite a large array of non -monetary assets . We are also investigating serving and former governors and questioning those conniving with them.”
On the case of former Governor of Abia State , Senator Orji Kalu, Magu said the EFCC would go back to court.
The Commissioner of Police added that the investigation by the United Kingdom police into activities of a former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison- Madueke was taking too long, adding that the EFCC had placed her on a watch list and on red alert by the Interpol system .
