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 .
Source:- Punchng
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