By Harrison Arubu
Nigeria, represented by Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will henceforth lead Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa, comprising 19 countries.
The appointment was announced at the 8th Regional Conference of the body which ended in Abuja on Friday.
The group said in a communique that the members resolved to deepen collaboration on asset tracking and recovery.
It expressed concern about the heavy losses that Africa was suffering as a result of illegal transfers of proceeds of corruption and crime.
To effectively tackle the challenge, the body stressed the need for synergy among member countries.
“African countries should strengthen cooperation and partnership in the tracing, recovery and return of assets in accordance with Article 54 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and…
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