The police service commission (PSC) has confirmed the
promotion of Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), to the position of assistant inspector-general of
police (AIG).
Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson, announced the development
in a statement issued on Monday.
“The eight Commissioners of Police promoted to AIGs were; CP
Mustafa Magu Ibrahim who is the most senior in the CP cadre and who missed the
last two promotions after returning to the Police; Abraham Egong Ayim; Okunlola
Kola Kamaldeen; Andrew Amieengheme; Akeera Mohammed Younous; Celestine Amechi
Elumelu; Ngozi Vivian Onadeko and Danladi Bitrus Lalas (Airwing),” the
statement reads.
The development comes amid Magu’s expected retirement from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), having clocked the mandatory retirement age of 60 on May 5.
In July 2020, when Magu was still at the helm of affairs in
the EFCC, he was arrested, detained, and suspended as the acting chairman of
the anti-graft agency — after he appeared before a panel probing allegations of
gross misconduct
The panel, led by Justice Ayo Salami, subsequently
recommended Magu’s removal as EFCC boss “for failing to properly account for
N431,000,000.00 security votes/information fund released to the office of the
Executive Chairman of EFCC between November 2015 and May 2020”.
The panel further recommended that Magu should be referred
to the inspector-general of police (IGP) for “necessary disciplinary action”,
and that he should be prosecuted over the alleged offences.
Despite the recommendation of the panel, Magu resumed duties
at the police headquarters as commissioner of police — his rank before he was
appointed acting EFCC chairman.
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