The Kwara State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Alhaji Salman Jawondo, has commended the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for the successes it has recorded in the State.

He gave the commendation on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 when he led a delegation of the Kwara State Ministry of Justice on a visit to the Ilorin Zonal Office of the EFCC.

The Chief Law Officer of the State, who was received by the Zonal Head, Usman Muktar, at the Commission Office, GRA, Ilorin, decried the alarming rate of corruption in the society as worrisome, saying that “every citizen is now an endangered specie.”

He enjoined the anti-graft agency to focus more on preventive measures stressing that, “enlightenment and sensitisation remain the most effective way to reduce corruption in our society”.

According to him, “We know as a fact that the task of fighting corruption is difficult and herculean, but with strong advocacy and enlightenment campaigns we can have corruption reduced to the barest minimum. It is true that, when you fight corruption, corruption will fight back. But, we strongly believe that the EFCC is up to the task.

“The Kwara State Ministry of Justice is on ground to give you maximum support. We have seen the number of convictions and recoveries so far in the State, and we are here to identify with you”.

Jawondo, also called on the EFCC to assist the State to facilitate the return of state properties already forfeited to Federal Government.

While stressing the need to strengthen the synergy between the two agencies, he said, “It is important that we are on the same page with the EFCC, we must relate as partners and I think we should have this gathering by cooperating with you to achieve your mandate. I want the EFCC to feel at home because we are going to make your job easier”.

Responding, Muktar appreciated the Attorney-General and his entourage for the visit and promised that the EFCC would be willing to render any lawful assistance to the state government.

"We must come together to salvage the system, that has been the mandate of the Commission, we must work together, this country belongs to all of us”,

Others on the delegation were the Solicitor-General of the State, Musa Idris Esq; Director of Legal Drafting, Pastor O.O Olawumi; Director of Civil Litigation, A. M Bello Esq and B.L Abdulsalam, State Counsel.

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30 June, 2021