That the EFCC is an organization that is employed to hound political opponents is not just an empty allegation. In fact, it is an understatement of the sordid role of the EFCC in our polity. More to that, the EFCC, in reality, is a machine of harassment, intimidation and crude distortion of law and order. After all, Ribadu himself proclaimed in his usual pomp and glee that "criminals are today riding the crest of opposition to attempt to warm their ways back to power." It is clear, therefore, that in Ribadu's world, the opposition are criminals. Any trash on paper can therefore pass for a charge, and the courts would be kept busy sniffing at it. The EFCC, like a pretended friend, is worse than the open foe of corruption confronting Nigerians.

Presently, the nation is agog with the EFCC's report against the Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Good job, we all say. But omitting the statement of Alhaji Hamisu Abubakar in the said report is sheer perfidy and deception. Alhaji Yusutu Hamisu Abubakar (aka Mairago), we should not forget, is the Executive Secretary of Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), which is in the centre of the storm. Clearly, Alhaji Hamisu Abubakar has the whole explanation of the essence and movement of the fund of the PTDF. Why should Ribadu suppress his statement to the EFCC? Nigerians are aware that Alhaji Hamisu Abubakar was arrested and detained for some time, perhaps one month or so. During this period of incarceration, did the EFCC forget to obtain written statements from him? Or, perhaps, did he refuse to make any statement to the EFCC? If so, how come the EFCC did not apply S.38 (2)(b) of the 2004 Act (under which Tafa Balogun, was purportedly convicted) and charge him (Hamisu Abubakar) for refusal to answer questions? Definitely, Nuhu Ribadu lost some of his zeal in this score. What does Mallam Nuhu Ribadu take Nigerians for?

In the current nemesis that is engulfing both Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, it is more horrendous that the EFCC is suppressing and suffocating evidence that is pointing to the fact that the PTDF monies are really looted monies, that is, monies stolen from the coffers of the state without due appropriation, meant to be shared by the presidency at will. Instead of raising infantile accusations of blackmail against Atiku, Ribadu should explain to the nation how a "payment credit advice from Mr. Bodunde Adeyanju, Special Assistant to the President, transferring the sum of $110,000 US Dollar to the President's …..friend, ....from the Marine Float" one of the accounts in the centre of EFCC's investigation- escaped his attention.

In spite of the well-known fact that Nigeria is burdened with "Aso Rock of Corruption" (apologies to The News magazine) since 1999, Nigerians should refuse to be fooled by the jaundiced deception and cover-up that the Ridadu's report clearly is.

Still on the war on corruption, when critics cried out that the ill-fated third term agenda was being propelled by massive cash incentives for the Federal Legislators, the EFCC was called to investigate it. In his characteristics queerness, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the Chairman, asked for information from the public to enable him to investigate the allegation!

If not that I lacked Ribadu's brand of zeal and patriotism, I would have gone to my village, assemble all the despoiled palm wine tappers and peasant farmers therein, march them to the EFCC's headquarters, at Abuja, to enable them give our zealous and patriotic Ribadu, all the information and evidence he needed! I mean, this troop would be the best to give Ribadu cogent information and evidence relating to bank transfers to Abuja, and huge cash withdrawals from banks within and around Abuja metropolis. Definitely, in his characteristics, Ribadu would not need any bank records of transfer or withdrawals of funds to find a reasonable cause to investigate the allegations.

Even the citizenry are not spared the reckless mischief of Ribadu and his EFCC troops. In spite of the restrictive attitude with which cases against the EFCC is handled, the Lagos State High Court had given a judgment declaring that the EFCC is not a debt collector, and restraining them from so acting. Only a person who does not live in this country will have the inkling that EFCC embarks on illegal debt collection for the fun of it.

There was once a story in the Daily Sun newspaper of how the EFCC, prompted by a jilted lover, arrested a groom on the eve of his wedding The story got funnier when the "lover" narrated her own story in the same newspaper, explaining that she is not just a lover, but the wife of the hapless groom. She further explained that the substance of her allegation is that the groom, (her alleged husband) made her part with some money which she claim was applied to acquire the house the groom was then living in. Whether her story reveals mere civil dispute, or at worst, an offence of bigamy was of no moment to the EFCC.

Properly mobilised the Nigerian way, the EFCC could do anything. Their toga of war against corruption and financial crime is a good cover-up for any absurdity. I have met a man who was arrested by the EFCC at the airport on his way to the United States of America. The poor fellow was having a running battle with his wife over what he termed the fraudulent disposition of his property. He was really on his way to the US to give evidence in an ongoing suit against his wife when he was arrested and his passport impounded. One could fill the bottomless pit with EFCC's atrocities.

Nigerians should be wary of allowing their determination to stamp out corruption from their midst to be truncated by this odious body called the EFCC. The considered resolution of the NBA is quite apt and we cannot afford to sleep while the rule of law and order is systematically destroyed by Ribadu and his troops. Ribadu must go. Further to that, Chief Bayo Ojo, the Attorney General of the Federation, should go too. He has abdicated his role as the nation’s Law Officer. That is, if he ever perceived one. The EFCC Act of 2004 should be reviewed and the EFCC itself re-organised to meet the yearnings of the Nigerian people against bribery and corruption.