The South South Zonal head of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, Ishaq Salilu, today, September 23, 2016 told a group of protesters
under the aegis of “Coalition of Civil Rights Organisations, Concerned Youths
and the Ijaw Nation Worldwide,” who thronged the Port Harcourt zonal
office of the Commission that, the EFCC is a law abiding agency which
discharges it duties without fear or favour.
He told the protesters that the EFCC as a creation of law
discharges its responsibilities within the ambits of the law. “EFCC is a law
abiding organization which discharges its duties not minding whose ox is gored.
We do not shy away from our responsibilities. Where there is a case, we pursue
it to logical conclusion, if there is no case, there is none, we move to other
things. The motto of the Commission is “Nobody is Above the Law,” he said.
Ishaq commended the protesters for the peaceful manner they
conducted themselves and assured them that their letter will get to the
appropriate authorities.
The protesters carrying placards with various inscriptions, such
as “Patience is Innocent”, “How Many First Ladies have Been Tried in Nigeria,”
“Mrs Patience Jonathan Deserves Respect, Stop Embarrassing Her,” “EFCC Stop
Victimizing Niger Delta People,” “EFCC How many corrupt Nigerians have been
prosecuted and jailed,” and so on were led by Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, a self
acclaimed ambassador.
Sukubo said they were in the Commission to express their
unhappiness and submit their letter of protest over what he called
ill-treatment of the former first Lady. “We, as coalition of Niger Delta Civil
Rights Organisatioin, Concerned youths and Ijaw Nation World Wide, hereby,
demand that the EFCC should stay off Mrs. Patience Goodluck Jonathan, as
there is no established legal or political precedent for what EFCC is currently
doing to Mrs Patience Jonathan.”
Mrs. Jonathan recently instituted an action against the EFCC
claiming that the money placed on “Post-No-Debit category” in the accounts of
four companies currently being prosecuted on money laundering charge by the
Commission, belong to her.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media &
Publicity
23rd
September, 2016
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