Abubakar Malami, the
Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, has described
as false reports that he conspired with a lawyer to testify against Ibrahim
Magu, the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Malami made the denial in a
statement signed by his spokesman, Umar Gwandu and made available to reporters
on Monday.
The statement said that report
about the Malami’s involvement with one Donald Wokoma was false.
The statement reads: “The
attention of the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister
of Justice has been drawn to a flimsy allegation made by one, Victor Giwa, Esq
accusing the Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of
Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN of conniving with one Donald Wokoma to witch-hunt
him over what he termed as ‘his refusal to testify against Ibrahim Magu’ at the
ongoing Retired Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential Panel probing the suspended
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.
It added that the AGF never met
Giwa nor had any discussions with Wokoma nor asked anybody, personally or by
proxy, to engage the so-called Victor to testify against the suspended EFCC
boss.
The statement said the Minister
did not set up the investigation panel to probe Magu and not saddled with any
responsibility to procure witness(es) for the panel.
According to the statement,
Malami is never a member of the panel constituted by President Muhammadu Buhari
nor does it fall within his realm of authority to invite witness (es) for a
presidential probe panel.
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