Some directors of the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are currently being grilled by the
presidential panel set up to probe the anti-graft agency under the watch of
Ibrahim Magu.
Magu, who was suspended by
President Muhammadu Buhari last week, arrived at the state house conference
centre of the presidential villa on Monday.
He was arrested exactly a week
ago and whisked to the presidential villa where he has been answering questions
on his time as head of the agency.
Apart from Saturday and Sunday,
Magu has appeared before the panel headed by Ayo Salami, a former president of
the appeal court, every day since his arrest.
The panel began sitting three
weeks ago, but was only able to compel Magu to appear before it last week.
He has been detained since his
arrest while Umar Mohammed, director of operations, has taken over the
commission in an acting position.
On Thursday, the panel grilled
the so-called “Magu Boys” — a group of operatives believed to be favoured by
Magu.
The “boys” have been accused of
committing several atrocities — including blackmailing and extorting suspects,
appropriating exhibits to themselves and selling off forfeited or seized assets
without remitting the proceeds to government coffers.
These are some of the allegations
listed in the memo sent to Buhari by Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of
the federation, who asked the president to remove Magu from office.
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