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The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ibrahim Magu has charged Compliance officers of Nigerian banks to always be ready to cooperate with the Commission in its quest to rid Nigeria of financial and Economic crimes and other forms of corruption.
Magu’s charge came on Wednesday December 19,2018 through the Zonal Head of the Commission in the South East,Usman Imam when he met with a cross section of compliance officers of some banks in his ongoing consultations with stakeholders at the Commission’s office in Enugu.
“We cannot keep quiet when we see a wrong thing being done . If you cooperate with us ,you are helping someone recover his money,self esteem and the image of the country being restored.” He stated.
While thanking them for coming at a very short notice, he said meeting with them was critical considering the role they play in banks. “We consider it necessary to interface with you because everyday in the course of our work we deal with you. You have been helpful in our investigation and I solicit for more of your support and will wish for us to share views on the way forward.”
On the role of some banks in abetting money laundering and other sundry crimes,Magu conveyed his displeasure on the development saying it was a sign of systemic abuse and failure on the part of such banks.
“ There is no major fraud especially money laundering that is ever committed without the connivance of the bank or its officials.
So, while we applaud you for your help in the fight against corruption ,we equally warn you to desist from abetting such criminal acts,” he added.
He further enjoined them to see their work as a patriotic responsibility to the country.
“ Those failed states we know today did not just fail in one day,their failure was a gradual abuse of systems that we must guide against.” Magu warned.
In a vote of thanks on behalf compliance officers, Sunday King of Access bank thanked the commission especially the zonal head for organising the interactive session saying it was a good platform for exchange of ideas. Many issues of mutual interest to both parties (EFCC and Banks) were discussed at the event.
