Ex-Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC) Chairman Farida Waziri yesterday said the fight against corruption is a monumental war.

Mrs. Waziri told reporters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital at the sidelines of a commendation service for the late Inspector-General of Police, Chief Sunday Adewusi, that the anti-corruption fight "is going on well".

She said: "Corruption has eaten deep into every fabric of the society so it is something we must fight." Mrs Waziri urged Nigerians to support the administration in its corruption war.

Said she: "It is not just for President Muhammadu Buhari alone. It is for everybody. If you know the dangers of corruption, you will know that Nigerians should come together and say enough is enough.

"Because the rich man is a victim, the poor man is a victim, the old man is a victim and the child, the young man and the students are victims.

"Those who are looking for jobs are victims so it is time that we support this President to say enough is enough."

She disagreed with those accusing EFCC of selectivity in its anti-corruption crusade. Mrs. Waziri said: "I disagree. This is not a issue of federal character. Are you looking for a job that you will say unless certain areas commit; then you wait for another zone to commit?

"The thing is that it will be tested in the court. If you have no evidence, then you cannot arrest and arraign somebody in the court. So those saying that it is selective, they are enemies of Nigeria. That is my belief because if I pick you, I will build a case file that can stand the test of time. I will file charges in the court, I will bring witnesses to prove my case beyond any reasonable doubt."

She added that the EFCC boss "is doing his best and he should follow due process and the rule of law. If you work within rules and regulation, you will not have problems."

On the late Adewusi, she said "he was an icon and a great man. He was a builder and he believed especially that the image maker of the force are the inspectorate and the rank and file. He made them so proud. He gives you an assignment and he gives you everything you need to execute that assignment because he wants positive results and not stories.

"He was a great man. A lot of things the police copied was from what he did."