After Spell Of Relief, EFCC Prepares To Haul In Bank Chiefs For Questioning In Fresh Anti-Corruption Fight

Feelers have it that operatives at the Economic and Financial crimes commission are about to start hauling in some bank chiefs in a renewed vigor at fighting corruption.

The agency is said to be preparing the move as part of strategy of sending a strong message to operators in the banking industry.

This developments comes after the industry experienced a relief of sort from publicised invitations for questionings and arrests of top level players in connection with investigation into cases of corruption.

“The relief” brought about by down played activities of the agency, especially in the banking sector, was meant to protect investors confidence in the industry home and abroad.

Sources however claim investigations reveal operators are leveraging on it to revert to “clandestine activities” that forced EFCC’s interest on the sector in the first place.

Societynow learnt the top echelon the anti corruption agency wants to change strategy to urgently arrest the situation.

Agency head, Ibrahim Magu gave an idea of areas of interests of the commission at a workshop organised by Chartered Institute of Bankers in Lagos recently.

He disclosed that some banks have not been reporting suspicious transactions and that there are several bank accounts not linked to BVN that are still active, including allegation that bank officials still aid government officials to divert public funds by illegally opening accounts for them despite the introduction of Single Treasury Account (TSA).