Corrupt Nigerians now bank stolen money in graveyards, forests -FG

Corrupt Nigerians now bank stolen money in graveyards, forests -FG

Following the anti-corruption drive of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, corrupt Nigerians have resorted to burying money in their backyards, forests and burial grounds, the Federal Government has revealed.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Ladi Mohammed said the whistle-blower policy has seen Nigerians supporting anti-graft agencies with vital information which have led to the recovery of more looted funds.

While he said he was happy with the efforts of Nigerians towards the anti-corruption drive, Mohammed assured that the recovered funds were safe and will be judiciously used by government for the benefit of all.

The Minister stated this in a release he issued thorough his Special Adviser, Mr Segun Adeyemi, in Lagos on Sunday.

He said, “Since we launched the whistle blower policy, we have received immeasurable support from Nigerians. Yes, there is monetary reward for any information that leads to recovery of looted funds, but from what we have seen, most of the Nigerians who have come forward with useful leads were driven by patriotism rather than reward.

 ”Nigerians, fired by a fervid resolve to help banish corruption from their country, have daily inundated the offices of the appropriate government agencies with valuable information. We have been told how looters have resorted to burying stolen funds in their backyards, in deep forests and even in burial grounds.

”Thanks to whistle-blowers, it is now clear that a rapacious few have pillaged the nation’s wealth through a vicious orgy of corrupt practices”, he stated.

According to the minister, it was worrisome that funds in possession of looters were more that the ones available for government at all levels to meet the responsibilities of governance.

Reiterating that government will continue with its anti-corruption policy, the minister urged Nigerians with important information about looted funds to disclose it to the appropriate government agency, assuring them of government protection.