Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has disclosed thatNigeria’s anti-corruption war is dangerously sliding off course and mutatinginto a brazen political witch-hunt. Atiku warned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC, and other anti-graft bodies to purge themselves of partisan contaminationbefore they permanently lose the trust of Nigerians. He was reacting to the arrest and detention of a formerAttorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. In a statement signed by his media team, titled:“Anti-Corruption Fight Has Derailed Into a Full-Blown Political Witch-Hunt,”Atiku said the anti-graft agency is “straying far from the noble principlesupon which it was created. Instead of upholding justice,” he said, “the agencyis now weaponising its powers to serve narrow political agendas.” According to him, “The politicisation of corruptioninvestigations has rendered the EFCC’s credibility suspect and rubbished thevery ideals that inspired its establishment. “We expected the EFCC to voice its objection to theappointment of former governors with unresolved corruption allegations. Butpartisan loyalty prevailed over integrity. “The EFCC, now operating like a political rottweiler, isdeployed to intimidate and coerce politicians into joining the APC. And oncethey bow to pressure, their corruption cases mysteriously vanish.” The former Vice President said the selective pursuit ofMalami by the EFCC was “shameless.”
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