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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has dismissed two of its staff over allegations of corruption.
Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede, announced this during the opening of the 6th Annual Criminal Law Review Conference organised by the Rule of Law Development Foundation in Abuja.
According to the EFCc boss, the two officials were dismissed two weeks ago, adding that besides dismissal, erring workers would also be prosecuted henceforth
“If you notice EFCC is doing anything wrong, come to us. We will sit down and I will explain some reformed agenda we are carrying out.Upon my resumption of office, we have put some reformed agenda in place.
“We have reviewed our arrest and detention policy. I have had cause to investigate a whole ministry; minister, directors and all of that without detaining anybody overnight.
“And I got all the information I needed and the matter is going on fine without detaining a single soul. But that does not preclude that if there is the need to detain, we do not detain.
“We have also had cause to equip all our interrogation rooms in compliance with judgment of court. Also, I need to let you know that the era of a 100-count charge, 150-count charge, 85-count charge is gone forever in EFCC,” he said.
Olukoyede said he had given a standing directive that no prosecution should be more than a 15-count charge.
“If your case is water tight…, that is why I will never rush to court until I am sure of my proof of evidence. I vet case files myself, particularly high-profile cases and the lawyer must give me a draft of the charge.
“We will look at it together, compared with my proof of evidence, sleep over it before I give my go-ahead. If we are losing a case, it shouldn’t be on grounds of lack of diligent prosecution.
“If there are other technical issues, fine. But I will ensure that I have done my job and it’s done in such a way that I can defend it long after I have left office,” the Anti Graft agency boss declared.
