The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the agency is not charging some alleged corrupt high-profile persons to court yet because it takes time to gather evidence in such cases.
EFCC chairman Olanipekun Olukayode said arraigning people involved in high-profile cases requires painstaking investigation, thus the perceived delay in prosecuting persons involved in public corruption.
Olukayode said this in an interview with Channels Television aired on Sunday Politics.
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According to the EFCC, the length of time some cases take before reaching the courts does not indicate that the anti-graft agency is inactive.
“In 48 hours, I can investigate and arraign a cybercriminal. It is just a matter of getting the devices and all that, and I am done,” Olukayode said in the
“But when it comes to politically-exposed persons or public corruption or high-profile corruption, it takes time, and I can’t go to court when I am not ready.”
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