Friday, January 19, 2024 – Mr Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that some investigators are eroding the integrity of the agency by demanding bribes from crime suspects.
Olukoyode warned the erring anti-graft agency’s
investigators that they would be dealt with if they failed to retrace their
steps and added that the agency's Department of Internal Affairs has been
directed to be more ardent in its work and monitor every staff in all their
engagements.
He said;
“At this point, I need to strongly reiterate the issue of
discipline, integrity and sense of responsibility in the way we do our work.
Public opinions about the conduct of some of our investigators are adverse. The
craze and quest for gratification, bribes and other compromises by some of our
investigators are becoming too embarrassing and this must not continue.
“Let me sound a note of warning in this regard. I will not
hesitate to wield the big stick against any form of infraction by any staff of
the Commission. The Department of Internal Affairs has been directed to be more
ardent in its work and monitor every staff in all their engagements. The image
of the Commission is too important to be placed on the line by any corrupt
officer.”
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