Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Ibrahim Magu has denied rumour making round that the anti-graft agency spent money recovered from corrupt individuals.
Magu stated this in Kaduna during an interactive session organized by National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for the anti-corruption crusade body and principal officers, union representatives of polytechnic and specialized institutions.
It could be recalled that the Senate summon the immediate past EFCC boss Immediate Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde to appear its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to answer questions bordering on alleged diversion of N 1 trillion.
The allegation was made by an activist, Dr. George Uboh, in a petition he forwarded to the Senate.
But present EFCC boss who spoke at the event through his Director Public Affairs Department, Osita Nwanjah, at the event said Magu said it is not true that it spends 1trillion naira as it is been alleged, rather it gave the money to the rightful owners.
The EFCC Chairman, used the avenue to sound warning that nobody will be spared in it anti-corruption crusade.
“I must sound a note of warning to all present, that acts of fraud, corruption and other forms of economic and financial crimes, whether committed by individuals or groups will not be overlooked by EFCC,” he said.