Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Again, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says its acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, did not say corruption caused Coronavirus otherwise known as Covid19.
Magu had been trending on social media for his speech at the Passing Out Parade of its Detective Inspector Course 5 cadets at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna last Tuesday.
However, in a statement titled, ‘Covid 19: Understanding what Magu said’, the EFCC said Magu only claimed that corruption is worse than cancer and coronavirus. “Fighting corruption is thus a crusade against the evils of our society that are deeply-rooted and threatening to consume us.
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