Ribadu: EFCC Must Go After Senior Lawyers Who Profited from Halliburton ‎Corruption

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By Tobi Soniyi and Tosin Komolafe in Abuja

First Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday in Abuja urged the commission to go after senior lawyers who made money from the Halliburton scandal.

Ribadu, who spoke in Abuja at a National Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Recovery and Management of Recovered Assets organised by the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption and the Commonwealth Secretariat, said the commission under him worked assiduously to investigate the Halliburton scandal and uravelled a lot of things.

He passionately appealed to the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, not to allow those who profited from the corrupt acts involved in the matter to go scot-free.

‎Ribadu, who said he paid dearly for fighting corruption, said he had no regret and was ready to lose his life fighting the scourge.

“I am paying dearly for fighting corruption, but I’m not bothered. I’m ready to pay with my blood,” he added. “Halliburton later became a cash cow that was milked by senior lawyers to make money. We worked hard and suffered so much to investigate Halliburton.‎ Magu must go after them. Don’t leave it to God. Go after them.‎”

He said Nigeria was blessed to have a leader who was committed to fighting corruption and appealed to all citizens to support President Muhammadu Buhari and stop politicising the fight against corruption.

He said the time has come for the country to call a national conference on corruption involving all the arms of government – the executive, the legislature and the judiciary as well as state governments.

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