EFCC to reportedly carry out mass prosecution of PDP looters
- The presidency has directed the EFCC to take action against looters
- The anti-graft agency said it has started work on it
- Earlier, the government released a list of those who allegedly looted the country’s treasury
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to carry out mass prosecution of those whose names appear on the federal government-released looters’ list.
The Cable reports that the anti-graft agency said the list which mostly contains names of members of the Peoples Democratic Party has received attention.
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It was reported that this directive was given by the presidency to the EFCC t swing into action.
An EFCC source reportedly said: “We are getting the case files ready.”
The list was released by the minister of information, Lai Mohammed, who said the government decided to release the list as a result of challenge from the opposition party.
He had said: “The PDP has challenged us to name the looters under their watch. They said they did not loot the treasury. Well, I am sure they know that the treasury was looted dry under their watch. Yet they decided to grandstand… Some of the people on this list are seeking to plea bargain, and that is a fact."
It will be recalled that the federal government on Sunday, April 1, released more names of people who have allegedly looted the nation’s treasury. This was after it released the first list on Friday, March 30.
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Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture who released the list claimed that those complaining that the list was too short did not understand that it was strategically released as a teaser, Channels TV reports.
Releasing the fresh list of alleged looters, in a statement issued in Lagos, the minister also said those complaining that the list was too short apparently did not understand that it was strategically released as a teaser.
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