THE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, says he has been receiving death threats since he was appointed chairman of the commission.
Bawa said this today while responding to a question during an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily.
Bawa, who said he was optimistic that the anti-graft agency will tame the monster of corruption in the country, said he recently received a death threat from somebody who is not under EFCC investigation.
“Last week I was in New York. A very senior citizen received a phone call from somebody who is not even under EFCC investigation. What he said to him is that I am going to kill the EFCC boss, the young man,” he said.
“This to tell you how real corruption can fight back. Yes because if you look at it, almost everywhere there are elements of it (corruption), but I am very optimistic we will succeed in taming the monster of corruption in this country”.
Bawa said that the commission is expending energy on how to crack down on the gatekeepers of the proceeds of corruption in the country.
“Our attention is geared toward dealing with the issue of the utilization of funds whether in the private or public sector. We are looking at the avenue in which they are laundering the proceeds.
“We are looking forward to dealing with what we call gatekeepers in money laundering to have rigorous and effective control over them.”
