President Bola Tinubu has praised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its progress in anti-graft efforts, stating that the agency secured 700 convictions and recovered N500bn naira in fraud proceeds in two years.

President Bola Tinubu revealed this while speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the opening of the 7th EFCC-NJI Capacity Building Workshop for Justices and Judges in Abuja.

Tinubu emphasized that the government’s anti-corruption drive would only succeed if all arms of government worked in synergy, stressing that judges play an indispensable role in ensuring accountability and public trust in the justice system.

He urged all Nigerians to unite in confronting corruption, stating that corruption undermines national development and fuels insecurity.

Earlier, the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, raised alarm over persistent delays and procedural setbacks plaguing high-profile corruption cases in Nigerian courts, warning that public confidence in the judicial process continued to wane due to the slow pace of politically sensitive trials.