EFCC Boss Raises Alarm Over Name-Dropping, Warns Against Impersonators

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has raised an alarm over the
illegal action of some people using his name to defraud innocent
Nigerians on the guise of securing favours from him.

He insisted that he has never instructed any relation or
officers and men of the commission to engage in any business
transaction or wield influence in cases or investigations before
the Commission.

In an official statement on Friday, Magu urged the general
public to beware of certain dubious people who are dropping his
name for non-exiting jobs or favour.

Magu said, “My attention has just been drawn to latest
despicable activities of certain disgruntled elements in our
society who have decided to drop my name in order to defraud
unsuspecting members of the public over non-existing jobs and
unusual favours.

“I wish to say with high sense of responsibility that I have
never authorize any officer and men of the commission, including my
relations to engage in any business transaction or promise jobs for
gratification.

“I wish to further inform the general public that recruitment of
officers and men into the commission is strictly on due
process.

“I therefore advise the general public to beware of
impersonators that are peddling unfounded information about my
humble self and the commission.

“I urge the general public to quickly alert the commission
whenever anybody claims to be acting on my behalf or the EFCC for
favours.”