Ayodele Fayose, former governor
of Ekiti state, says allegations levelled against Ibrahim Magu, suspended
acting chairman of the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), should
be fully investigated.
Magu was arrested on Monday and
whisked to the presidential villa in Abuja where he was grilled by a panel set
up by President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the EFCC.
The suspended EFCC boss is being
probed over allegations of gross misconduct.
Magu was suspended by the
president and has since been replaced by Umar Mohammed, director of operations
at the agency.
In a series of tweets, Fayose,
who is being investigated by the EFCC, said all the recovered loot Magu was
alleged to have diverted must be “re-recovered”.
He also alleged that most of the
properties seized by the EFCC, under Magu, were bought by his cronies,
including some “so-called human rights lawyer”.
He said the investigation must
also reveal all the beneficiaries of the seized properties and loot.
He added that Magu, if found
guilty, should not only be removed but must also face prosecution alongside
those who benefited from “his crime”.
“There must be a full
investigation into the sales of properties seized by the EFCC under Magu. Those
recovered loots that were re-looted must be re-recovered,” Fayose tweeted.
“The probe must not be just to
achieve the sole aim of removing Magu from office. Nigerians must know
beneficiaries of the seized properties and how they were sold because most of
these properties were bought by associates of Magu, including some so-called
human rights lawyers.
“These human rights lawyers were
his promoters and today, they are the ones defending him because they know that
if this investigation goes deeper than just looking for what Magu did wrong so
as to remove him from office, their dirty secrets will be revealed for
Nigerians to see.
“This investigation must not end
up as their usual paddy-paddy arrangement. It should not end up as a tool just
to remove Magu because removing him will not be enough, the loots already
‘relooted’ must be ‘re-recovered’ and those who ‘relooted’ the loots brought to
book.
“Also, those holding money and
properties in trust for Magu as well as those who must have helped him to
launder money must be revealed.”
The EFCC is prosecuting Fayose
for allegedly collecting N2.2 billion from the office of Sambo Dasuki, former
national security adviser (NSA), for his governorship election in 2014.
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