The Federal Government has discretely released funds to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to boost their operational capacities in a bid to step up its anti-corruption war.
Muhammadu Buhari
New Telegraph reports reveal that President Muhammadu Buhari has intensified his anti-graft war by approving the release of funds to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to boost their operational capacities. This has been done as discreet as possible with also an order to re-open corruption cases pending in court as far back as 2007.
Buhari, upon assumption of office three months ago, had received briefings from the antigraft agencies where the heads of ICPC and EFCC blamed paucity of funds for the slow pace of their operations and inability to secure convictions on high profile cases.
A special committee is to be set up at the instruction of Buhari to review all the cases of corruption which have been closed or left unattended to.
A source in one of the anti-graft agencies who spoke to New Telegraph under the condition of anonymity said the release of funds is responsible for the recent active nature of the agencies.
“I cannot tell you how much has been released but it is true that our capacity has been boosted. The committee is already working. It is the reason you have seen some actions from us in recent times. But we have not started massive invitation of these high-profile individuals because we want to build up very tight cases against them such that it would be difficult for them to escape,” the source said.