Prez Buhari Suspends EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu

The embattled chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes commission, Ibrahim Magu has been suspended by the Nigerian Presidency.

Prez Buhari Suspends EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu
Ibrahim Magu

Ibrahim Magu has been suspended as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Magu reportedly spent the night in a police cell at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Headquarters in Abuja.

 

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This followed a six-hour grilling by a presidential panel, chaired by Justice Ayo Salami, a former president of the Court of Appeal.

Buhari set up the panel to probe various allegations leveled against Magu, following a petition by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Department of State Service (DSS).