By our reporter|The federal government on Thursday launched a central database for the management of recovered assets.
The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami during the launch in Abuja, disclosed that all the assets that have been recovered by the federal government are now tied to specific projects.
The launch was witnessed by officials from government agencies including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
In his remark ICPC Chairman, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye advocated for the digitisationand integration of anti-corruption agencies for easy access.
According th him, the idea of the central database system is to ensure that all anti-corruption agencies harmonise all recovered assets.
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice had earlier in December 2019 said that a central database will be created for the management of recovered assets stolen from the country.
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