Ahead of 2019 general elections, the Acting Chairman of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has warned Bureau
de Change operators to stop aiding corrupt practices of politicians, as he vowed
to prosecute operators and bankers who fail to comply with laws guiding the
financial regulating system.
Magu made this known on
November 14, 2018, at the Commission's headquarters Jabi, during a meeting with
the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria, ABCON.
According to him,
"These politicians transfer these looted funds from government accounts to
BDC's account; in ten, twenty millions in about 75 transactions in one day. This
is done with only paper work, no physical cash”.
Magu said further, "The
BDC operators now take the money to the politician’s village and also buy
properties for them in and outside the country. They help clean up dirty money.
When we start prosecuting them in every zones, others will sit up".
He added that,
"We all have the responsibility to clean this country. We must always do
the right thing. We shall go to the airports and borders points and deal with
those who help these thieves".
Acting President of the
Association, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe who visited the Commission with 11 officers
of the association, commended the EFCC Chairman for his determination and
fighting spirit in the crusade against corruption in Nigeria.
He assured that the about
5000 licensed members of the Association are ready to collaborate with the
Commission in the fight against corruption, but lamented that the problem has
always been with the unlicensed members who are ready to cut corners and bend
the rules of the game.
"In
Abuja alone, we have over 100, 000 (One Hundred Thousand) unregistered
BDC operators. These are the people giving us the bad name. We would
need the EFCC to partner with us in sanitizing the association", he
pleaded.
Gwadabe and his team who were decorated as Anti-Corruption Ambassador, however promised to take
the message back “especially as those that made this visit cut across the zones.
We are happy to be here, we shall take the message home and we shall continue to do our best to make Nigeria a
better place”, he said”.
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