The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) is working with the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to block bank accounts of 200 allegedly corrupt public officers.
According to TheGuardianng, The move was initiated following the completion of an investigation of over 200 cases by the CCB involving about N40 billion.
Chairman of CCB, Professor Mohammed Isah, who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at a town hall meeting on anti-corruption organised by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, said that the bureau had investigated over 200 cases, filed 75 at the tribunal while about 100 were pending.
According to Isah, the bureau is working to improve relationship with the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for speedy prosecution of corruption cases.
Earlier, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said though it was not the first time Nigeria was fighting corruption, it was the first time that the fight would be backed by strong political will, with a president is known for his honour, dignity, and incorruptibility personally leading the battle.
In his remarks, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, noted that the recent clampdown on internet fraudsters popularly know as Yahoo boys were yielding fruits, with many of them fleeing to neighbouring countries.