Penning down the story of anti-graft war in Nigeria, the name Farida Mzamber Waziri would definitely keep reoccurring. As a technocrat and law enforcement officer, Dr. Waziri knew her onions. Only a few will forget her feat when she was the Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit in the early 2000s.
She was a nightmare to drug peddlers, their kingpins and fraudsters. For her zero tolerance against corruption and other unlawful vices, she was elevated to become the first and only female Executive Chairperson of the Nigerian anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
For over three years that Farida ran the affairs of EFCC, her tenure was momentous, meritorious and memories of her will continue to linger on in the good book of Nigerians. Meanwhile, years after keeping sealed lips about her tenure as the Chairman of the EFCC, Farida may have finally chosen to open up on some top classified secrets about the constrains faced in the fight against corrupt people in the country.
Sources close to the Benue State-born retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG revealed that the smoking gun revelations coming from the charming Septuagenarian woman may have been detailed in a book she has taken time to write. It was gathered that the public presentation of the tell-it-all book may be coming as early as second week in February 2020 and at a top notch venue in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
Attendance of highly placed Nigerians, including former heads of state, first class monarchs across the country, captains of industry and top government functionaries have been confirmed to grace the occasion on a date those sources refused to disclose.
Society Rendezvous gathered that to avoid of piracy and viral leak, she took the book overseas for publishing and printing.
Since her retirement and glorious exit as EFCC boss, Farida has been busy as the founder and principal partner of Brookfield Chambers, a firm of legal practitioners based in Abuja. She has also been spending her extra time on philanthropy and social work.
