Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), says he has nothing personal against Abubakar Malami, former
attorney-general of the federation.
In an interview with Channels Television on Sunday,
Olukoyede spoke about inheriting the files accusing Malami of corruption.
In December 2025, the EFCC arraigned Malami at the federal
high court in Abuja over allegations bordering on money laundering.
The former justice minister was arraigned alongside his son,
Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and his wife, Bashir Asabe, on a 16-count charge.
They pleaded not guilty to the charges.
BACKGROUND
Malami had alleged that his detention, investigation and “threatened prosecution” were politically motivated following his defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The former AGF had asked Olukoyede to step aside from his
investigation, citing the alleged indictment of the EFCC boss by the Ayo Salami
judicial commission of inquiry.
‘PUBLISH THE REPORT FOR PEOPLE TO SEE’
Asked about Malami’s comments, the EFCC chairman said
persons alleging that he was indicted should release the report of the panel.
Olukoyede said his administration ensured that the alleged
offences were “thoroughly” investigated.
“We carried out our investigation in the most professional
way. Let me tell you about that particular former attorney-general that you are
talking about. There is nothing personal in this matter,” he said.
“If Nigeria is to move forward, all of us must agree that
this fight must be fought without being partisan, and that’s what I want
Nigerians to understand and to agree with us.
“I want to tell Nigerians that the investigation of this man
predated me in the office. I inherited the investigation file.
“What I did is to ensure that the investigation was carried
out in the most professional and thorough manner. He has been under
investigation for two and a half years.
“The file was opened in the previous EFCC administration.
For the past two years I have been in office, I have been painstakingly
carrying out investigation to establish some of the offences.
“There is nothing personal about it. I don’t understand the issue of persecution.
“Those who claimed I was indicted by the Justice Ayo Salami
panel, the onus is on them to publish the report for people to see.”
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com