There was drama at the venue of the presidential panel
probing Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFFC), when Ayo Salami ordered some lawyers out of the
session on Monday.
Salami, head of the panel, asked security operatives to walk
out Zainab Abiola and Aliyu Lemu, Magu’s lawyers, out of the presidential villa
venue shortly after they were introduced.
Trouble began after Wahab Shittu, who has been appearing for
Magu, stood up to introduce other members of the legal team.
But Salami interrupted him, insisting that only Shittu would be allowed to defend Magu.
He, thereafter, directed the security operatives to walk the
lawyers out of the venue.
The travails of Magu, a commissioner of police, began after
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, accused him of “grave
malfeasance”.
Magu, who was alleged to have mishandled recovered loot and
sold seized assets to his associates, was arrested and whisked before the
panel.
He was detained at the Area 10 force criminal investigation
department in Abuja for 10 days before he was released on bail.
He has maintained innocence, saying forces opposed to his
efforts in the fight against corruption are after him.
Through his counsel, Magu has written several letters to the
panel, demanding to be served a copy of the charges against him in order to
prepare for defence.
Buhari had appointed him in 2015 but the senate declined to
confirm his appointment, citing a Department of State Security (DSS) report
which indicted him of corruption.
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com