Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu has said no one would be regarded as a sacred cow anymore.

According to a statement by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren on Thursday, Magu said this at the 20th anniversary public lecture and award ceremony of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) in Abuja.

Magu was represented by Tony Orilade, acting head, EFCC public interface unit.

What he said:

• EFCC is winning the war against corruption.
• No one will be regarded as untouchable and a sacred cow.
• Nigeria has been unable to exploit its potentials to the fullest.
• Corruption is fighting back really hard.
• EFCC officials are being attacked by disgruntled looters.

“We are winning the war against corruption, because the age of impunity is over, and never again would anyone be treated as sacred cow.

“We are blessed with both human and mineral resources. But why have we been unable to explore and exploit our potentials to the fullest? Your answer is as good as mine – corruption.”

“Anywhere in the world where strict adherence to ethics and values by the citizenry is lacking, there will always be obvious deficit in morals, which is the antidote to corruption.

“As far as we are striving to fight corruption to a standstill in Nigeria, sadly, it is fighting back, really hard.”