EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu has on Friday, asked that banks in different locations of the country document any form of suspicious transactions that may be linked to election illegalities and forward the details to the commission.
He made this known when the commission met with the compliance officers of the banks in Edo state.
Magu’s representative in the meeting, Mailafia Yakubu, is the Zonal head of the Commission in the State. As he addressed the attendees, he stated that EFCC has received intel that some politicians will likely use banks to share money for illegal activities during the period of the elections.
He explained, “Once the transaction is above the stipulated threshold, you have a duty to report to us. We want to warn you not to be used by politicians. So be circumspect.”
He further stressed that banks should stop hinting suspects who have bank accounts with them about the investigations of the commission.
He stated, “there were times that the Commission requested banks to place no debit on some accounts; instead of doing that, you call the suspects and say come and withdraw your money because the EFCC want to PND your account. We want to tell you that we are watching you. You have to stop it or face prosecution.”
The commission has also issued similar warnings to Bureau De Change operators.
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