These are the 10 most discussed corruption stories of 2017. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) sure had its hands full in 2017.President Muhammadu Buhari rode to power on the back of a promise to crack down on endemic graft in Africa’s most populous country.In keeping with that promise, Ibrahim Magu was retained as acting EFCC chairman by the administration even after parliament twice refused to confirm him for a substantive role.However, the opposition has often referred to the administration’s anti-graft war as a witch-hunt.Below are the corruption stories that kept Nigerians talking all through 2017.1. Diezani Alison-Madueke Nigeria’s former petroleum resources minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke was hounded at home and abroad for a raft of corruption allegations all through 2017.In August, a court forfeited a $37.5M Banana Island mansion allegedly belonging to Diezani, to the federal government.
