Corruption worse than coronavirus – Magu

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has said corruption is worse than coronavirus.

He said this on Tuesday in Kaduna during the Passing Out Parade of 281 Detective Inspectors of the EFCC, who were trained for 14 months at the NDA.

According to him, corruption is a huge burden to Nigeria.

Magu said corruption was worse than any disease, adding that “its (corruption) elimination is of paramount importance to the growth of the nation.”

EFCC in a post on Twitter quoted Magu as saying that “Tackling corruption is a clarion call, given that corruption is a huge burden to the nation. It is worse than Cancer, Ebola Virus, Coronavirus and all other deadly diseases put together.”

Magu also called on all Nigerians to take ownership of the fight against corruption, describing it as a national responsibility.

According to the World Health Organisation, the death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak rose again on Tuesday.

It stated that nearly 1,900 people have now died and more than 72,000 others infected by the virus in China, with hundreds of more cases in some 25 countries.

Egypt was the first country to record a coronavirus case in Africa.

While hotels and resorts had been placed on surveillance in Lagos State, some ministers were at the International Airport in Abuja on Tuesday to witness the screening of travellers coming into Nigeria.

Also, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, on Monday, said the outbreak of coronavirus in China was creating drug insecurity in Nigeria since the country depended on China and other countries for the importation of active and non-active ingredients and medicines.

– Punch