Drama as EFCC boss dismisses corrupt staff, vows to sue them, details emerge

• EFCC chairman Ola Olukoyede has announced the dismissal of two staff members over corruption allegations
• Olukoyede disclosed this at an event in Abuja and vowed to prosecute any staff found guilty of corruption
• Olukoyede also shared how he was being investigated for two years during his time as EFCC's secretary

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

FCT, Abuja - Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has dismissed two of the agency’s staff members over allegation of corruption.

EFCC chairman Olukayode sacked top officials. Photo credit: EFCC Nigeria, @officialEFCC
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Why Olukoyede sacked the agency's staff

Olukoyede made this disclosure during the opening of the 6th Annual Criminal Law Review Conference organised by the Rule of Law Development Foundation in Abuja.

The EFCC chairman said the two officials were dismissed two week ago, Daily Trust reported on Tuesday, November 19.

As reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Olukoyede, added that besides dismissal, erring workers would also be prosecuted henceforth.

“So many other reforms are going on; the issue of our staff and all of that. Just two weeks ago, I had cause to dismiss two staff. You can’t be fighting corruption and your hands are dirty.“He who comes to equity, your hands must also be cleaned. And I say I will not only be dismissing them, I will also be prosecuting them because that is what we prosecute others for.“So you will see that; we are preparing the case files of some of the people we have dismissed. If an EFCC staff will not be able to stand publicly with his two hands up and challenge the entire public; whose goat have I collected? Whose bottle of water have I taken illegitimately?“And I have said this to Nigerians; who has ever given me one kobo in the course of my work, come out and say it. I stand to be challenged. I can’t be easily influenced by things like that. That’s why we must make up our minds to work together to do the right thing. Any staff that is corrupt, I will show you the way out. Again, there are some people who may want to be overzealous. Out of 12, you must have Judas,” he said.

Olukoyede also recalled how he was once subjected to investigation for two years as EFCC secretary.

“I am not just sitting there as chairman of EFCC. I have been on the other side. I have been subjected to investigation myself for two years. So I know what it means to subject people to investigations,” he said.

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EFCC unconstitutionally established, says Agbakoba

In another development, Legit.ng reported that a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba, called on the National Assembly to convene a public hearing to consider constitutional issues surrounding the establishment of the EFCC.

Agbakoba said the EFCC was unconstitutionally established and an unlawful organisation.

Reacting, the EFCC strongly opposed efforts to scrap the agency, warning that this would cripple Nigeria’s fight against corruption.

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