The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied that the anti-graft agency’s Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu said that “Coronavirus is caused by corruption”, while speaking at the passing out parade of two hundred and eighty one (281) cadets of the EFCC Detective Inspector Course-5, at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna on Tuesday, February 18th, 2020.

In a tweet made on the agency’s official Twitter handle, it alleged that the report was false and misleading. The EFCC claimed that Magu said:

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.

This information is false and misleading.

The Acting Chairman said, “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.”

Correct this, please! https://t.co/pJgmGsZain

— EFCC Nigeria (@officialEFCC) February 18, 2020

However, a video evidence proved that Magu said he “strongly believe Coronavirus is caused by corruption”.

In a viral video, the acting EFCC Chairman was heard saying

Corruption is the biggest strategy to human kind. Your excellency, corruption is worse than all the diseases now running about.

And I strongly believe, Your Excellency, that even the Coronavirus is caused by corruption.

Justin Nwosu

Justin Nwosu is the founder and publisher of Flavision. His core interest is in writing unbiased news about Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. He’s a strong adherent of investigative journalism, with a bent on exposing corruption, abuse of power and societal ills.