Justice Ayo Salami, Chairman of the presidential judicial panel investigating Ibrahim Magu, former Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has provided a rundown of the trial.
Salami said the suspended EFCC boss and 113 witnesses
appeared and testified before the Commission.
According to him, 46 petitions and memoranda were presented
by individuals and organisations with complaints against the suspended Acting
Chairman, EFCC or both.
Justice Salami said this while presenting the report of the
panel’s findings to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja on
Friday.
Justice Salami disclosed that the Commission also embarked
on a nationwide physical verification of recovered forfeited assets, comprising
real estates, automobiles, vessels and non-cash assets.
He commended the President for the initiative to dispose of all
forfeited assets ”because of the poor condition of the assets we saw during our
physical verification nationwide.”
Noting that the four chairmen of EFCC since inception were
from the police, the retired Justice of the Court of Appeal also recommended
that “in appointing a new chairman consideration should be given to candidates
from other law enforcement or security agencies or a core staff of the EFCC as
provided in the EFCC establishment Act of 2004.”
He expressed profound gratitude to the President for giving
the Commission members a wonderful opportunity to serve the nation.
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