The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over smear campaign against the commission and the anti-graft boss, Ibrahim Magu.
EFCC head, Media and Publicity, Mr Dele Oyewale, in a press statement, Wednesday in Abuja, said: “The attention of the EFCC has been drawn to the antics of some few elements in the social media, employing desperate antics of blackmail, and smear campaigns against the successful war being fought against corrupt practices by the commission and its courageous chairman Ibrahim Magu.
“As a law enforcement agency, the EFCC has enough facts about the sponsors of such insidious campaigns. It is an unflattering fact that corruption will always fight back and the commission is not surprised that such a campaign could be coming from some overseas-based, politically exposed and disgraced elements being investigated for unnerving acts of corruption.
“For his courage, consistence and never-say-die spirit, Magu, would undoubtedly, have a tribe of hard critics, cynics and bitter foes. However, it is uncharitable to link him with the ownership of some buildings belonging to other individuals with verifiable addresses.
“It is even ridiculous to allege that he shied away from being served a fictitious writ of summons over a matter long decided by the Judiciary.”