Nigerian graft-fighting commission accused of corruption

[Archae]

Source: WBAY-TV, ABC affiliate in Green bay, WI

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The chairman of Nigeria’s corruption-fighting Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is appearing before the Senate to answer accusations that he diverted billions of dollars.

Ibrahim Lamorde is responding to allegations that he and other commission officers diverted 1 trillion naira (about $15 billion) in recovered assets with the collusion of banks and real estate agents.

A commission statement Tuesday said the charges are ludicrous and politically motivated.

The Senate investigation comes as Lamorde’s commission has summoned a slew of people for investigation as it pursues new President Muhammadu Buhari’s pledge to stamp out corruption. More people have been investigated since Buhari took office in May than in the six years of the previous administration.

Read more: http://wbay.com/ap/nigerian-graft-fighting-commission-accused-of-corruption/

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No wonder I never got that money from the Nigerian prince!

[HassleCat]

1. To be expected

It's Nigeria, one of the most unfortunate nations on earth. When I was in college, I knew several students from Nigeria. A couple were deported when they were implicated in a bad check ring run by the Nigerian embassy. I don't know about the current government there, but previous governments actively engaged in scams and frauds.

[LibertyLover]

2. Who'd have thought it?

I mean a corrupt corruption fighting group in Nigeria?