It is now official: President Muhammadu Buhari has approved
the immediate suspension of Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, media aide to Abubakar Malami, the
attorney-general of the federation, disclosed this in a press statement on
Friday.
There had been no official confirmation since Magu’s
suspension was reported on Tuesday.
He said Buhari also named Mohammed Umar as the acting EFCC
chairman pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigation of Magu by a
presidential panel.
In the EFCC operational hierarchy and by convention, Umar,
the director of operations, is next to the chairman, although there is a
secretary — who is a civilian.
Gwandu said Magu’s suspension is to allow for “unhindered
inquiry by the Presidential Investigation Panel under the Tribunals of Inquiry
Act and other relevant laws”.
Suspensions are usually imposed on chief executives under
probe to avoid interference with investigations.
Magu was arrested on Monday and whisked to the presidential
villa in Abuja where he was grilled the panel, headed by Ayo Salami, a retired
president of the appeal court.
He has been in detention since Monday night.
Magu’s travails followed a memo by Malami accusing him of
grave malfeasance.
He was alleged to have mishandled the recovered loot and
selling seized assets to associates.
He was also alleged to have refused to subject himself to
the supervision of the office of the attorney-general.
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