The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has described Governor Bello Matawalle’s allegation of $2m bribe against its chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, as a hoax.
The anti-graft agency, however, said it “will not bandy words with suspect.”
LEADERSHIP reports that Governor Matawalle of Zamfara State had accused the chairman of EFCC of demanding $2m bribe from him.
EFCC Chairman Demanded $2m Bribe From Me, I Have Evidence – Matawalle
EFCC stated in a a series of tweets on Saturday that, “despite the irritation of his phantom claims, the Commission will not be drawn into a mud fight with a suspect under its investigation for corruption and unconscionable pillage of the resources of his state.
“If Matawalle will be taken seriously, he should go beyond sabre-rattling by spilling the beans – provide concrete evidence as proof of his allegations.”
The commission also alerted the public about plans by some of the alleged corrupt politically exposed persons to flee the country ahead of May 29 transition date.
