Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), under the leadership of Ola Olukoyede, has seen rising success in checking crime in recent weeks. However, the anti-graft agency has been heavily criticised by some Nigerians for only focusing on minor crimes. Critics are of the opinion that prominent politicians who divert public funds meant for infrastructural projects are being shielded by the agency, especially those with links to President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In recent days, the EFCC has been on the rampage, going after those who spray money at ceremonial events. From Bobrisky to Cubana high chief, the searchlight appears to have been turned on former governors. The agency last week declared former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello wanted over alleged N80 billion in financial crimes; this was after an attempt to arrest him failed in Abuja. The anti-graft commission has asked anyone with useful information on Bello’s whereabouts to contact the commission or the nearest police station. But many Nigerians are wondering why the EFCC is just waking up to such now? There has been growing criticism that the agency is now a tool of the government and is no longer active. In the past, the EFCC had secured convictions against heavyweights, such as top politicians, former governors, and bank chiefs. In 2023, the anti-graft agency secured a conviction against a former Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi, who was on the run for months after the Court of Appeal Lagos Division convicted and sentenced him to 7 years imprisonment for money laundering. Several other former governors and politicians have also been prosecuted and sent to jail by the EFCC in the last two decades. Among them are Bala Ngilari, a former governor of Adamawa State; Jolly Nyame, a former governor of Taraba State; Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau State and Orji Uzor Kalu, a former governor of Abia State.