The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa has come out to vow to steer the organisation towards proactive and intelligence-led investigation.

Abdulrasheed Bawa recently revealed this in Abuja, when he officially assumed duties at the commission’s headquarters.

According to him, he’ll guarantee a paradigm shift in the agency’s approach to anti-graft war, from fighting corrupt persons to fighting corruption.

He added that he’ll create a full-fledged directorate of intelligence that will spearhead intelligence gathering and will ensure proactive response in the fight against corruption.

His words, “There is a difference between fighting corruption and fighting corrupt people; and going forward, we are going to be proactive in our approach in the fight against economic and financial crimes.”

“I will create a full-fledged directorate of intelligence that will spearhead intelligence gathering, which will ensure proactive response in the fight against corruption.”

“We are going to digitalise our processes, and we are going to create a new full-pledged directorate of intelligence to enable us gather intelligence so that we will be proactive in our fight against economic and financial crimes.”

“And by so doing, we will also provide the government with necessary quality advice that will lead to good governance.”

“For our strategic partners across the shores of this country, we will continue to work together with you.”

“We will continue to share intelligence, to see that the stolen wealth of this country is returned for the betterment of us all.”

“But all of these, we will be doing it the way the EFCC is known to be doing its things.”

“The provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, extent laws of the country have always been and will always be our guide.”