Executive Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Barr. Muhuyi Magaji Rimin-Gado has disclosed that despite commitment of the commission to bring corruption and those behind the practice to book, the act of corruption is strongly fighting back.
The Anti-Graft boss gave the revelation on Friday while addressing journalists on the sudden withdrawal of about 40 police officers attached to the commission.
In a release issued by spokesperson of Kano police command, SO Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun directed the withdrawal of the police officers as part of routine staff audit to ascertain the actual number of officers at the commission.
Although, the police statement said the redeployment was also intended to correct anomalies in the commission as complaints indicated that police officers are being used to effect arrest and investigation which are clearly not part of their responsibility.
Reacting to the development, Barr. Rimin-Gado explained that he has enjoyed mutual working relationship with police operatives and other security personnel attached to the commission in the last eight years within complaint.
He described the allegation of high-handedness of the police in the commission as critical attempt to distract high profile investigation in the commission. The Anti-Graft boss who acknowledged the critical role of police operatives attached to him stressed that attempt to withdrawal them will affect the commission’s investigation.
” As you know, fighting corruption is not easy in Nigeria because corruption will always find means to fight back. We have operatives from police, DSS and Civil defense corps working with us here. They have critical assignment being handled including asset recovery, so withdrawing them will post serious challenge to us.
“The police attached to us are core professionals and they are managing high profile cases that attracted so many challenges. Many of them have refused to be compromised and I’m sure after the audit nothing will be found against them. They conduct their job diligently and never fall to compromise, and that have been part of our successes”. He said.
Although, the Anti-Graft chairman was silent on a particular identity, he noted that “some individuals in Nigeria feel they are bigger than the law and they are too big to face justice. That is the reason why those kind of people will be willing to do anything to frustrate the commission by any means”.
Barr. Rimin-Gado however vowed to remain resolute in the fight noting no amount of intimidation and threats would deter the commission from carrying out his duty.