I’ll resign if pressured to act unlawfully – EFCC Chairman

The new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, says that he will not pay allegiance to individuals, including powerful government officials, and would be ready to resign if anyone tried to make him act illegally.

‘Beyond the amount recovered from the former oil minister, no fewer than 80 choice property valued at $80 million have also been seized from her and handed over to the federal government.’

Bawa also added that bringing the former minister to justice was still far from reality, given the fact that she was out of Nigeria’s jurisdiction and the challenges associated with bringing her home to face justice.

‘There are several cases surrounding Diezani’s case. I was part of that investigation, and we have done quite a lot. In one of the cases, we recovered $153 million; we have secured the final forfeiture of over 80 property in Nigeria valued at about $80 million. We have done quite a bit on that.

‘The other cases as it relates to the $115 million INEC bribery is also ongoing across the federation. We are looking forward to the time we will, maybe, have her in the country, and, of course, review things and see what will happen going forward. The case has certainly not been abandoned.,’ the EFCC Chairman said.