The so-called anti-corruption battle of President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime, championed by EFCC chair Abdulrasheed Bawa, is targeted mainly at “low-level” and “mid-level” fraudsters, especially corrupt government officials, says the U.S. government.
“The bulk of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s anti-corruption efforts remained focused on low- and mid-level government officials,” stated the report.
Although both the EFCC and ICPC brought indictments against various active and former high-level government officials, many of the corruption cases, particularly the high-profile ones, remained pending before the courts due to administrative or procedural delays, added the U.S. government.