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Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has described corruption as the mother of all crimes, telling the cadets who just joined the commission that they must hate it.

Maintaining that every evil is rooted in corruption, Magu admonished them to always shun acts capable of compromising their official duties.

He identified courage, discipline, commitment and loyalty as crucial to success in the crusade against corruption.

The anti-graft czar said this on Monday, while opening the second phase of the Detective Assistant course II programme at the EFCC Academy, Karu.

“We are passionately involved in fighting corruption, all of you must hate corruption and you should not be found to be involved in corrupt practices,” Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the commission, quoted Magu as saying.

He reminded them that EFCC the anti-graft agency has a high reputation in the world.

Magu described EFCC as an agency where anyone who has integrity and interest of the country at heart can serve

He warned those who joined the commission because they wanted to make money to “better leave now”.

“We have zero tolerance for internal corruption. We will figure you out, dismiss you and prosecute you,” he said.