London – Mrs Farida Waziri, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has opposed the clamour for the merger of the anti-corruption agency with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC.

Mr. Mohammed Adoke, the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, recently called for the merger of the two bodies, citing duplication of functions and conflict of interests.

Waziri spoke at the Executive Forum on Nigeria, a series organised by BEN Television, an African oriented channel in the UK, on Sunday in London.

She said: “Our roles are clearly defined by the Acts. There has never been any conflict nor duplications as being alleged.”

She said while the EFCC used the Economic and Financial Crime Act to prosecute suspects, the ICPC did the same with its Establishment Act.

She further said that assets and money worth 11 billion dollars were recovered from corrupt officials and their cohorts.

Waziri said EFCC’s collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, had increased government’s revenue profile by more than 500 million dollars.