There are indications that Ibrahim Magu,
the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC), may have been removed from office by the presidency.
According to Sahara Reporters, the
attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice,
Abubakar Malami (SAN) has submitted the report of his investigations
into allegations against Magu to the president.
The Guardian reports that Malami
has directed the acting EFCC boss to vacate his seat and hand over the
reins to the director of operations at the commission.
It was gathered that Magu has been redeployed back
to Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to pave way for a new person to be
presented by President Muhammadu Buhari as the nominee to head the
anti-graft agency before the Senate.
There were reports that President Buhari was
allegedly searching for a person to replace Magu, as the acting chairman
of the EFCC The replacement may be announced as early as January next
year..
The Senate recently rejected Magu’s nomination following allegations of graft levelled against him by the Department of State Security Service (DSS).
President Buhari subsequently directed the AGF to
investigate the corruption claims against Magu and other senior
government officials.
However, the Senate confirmed the nomination of
the other 4 members of the EFCC and referred them for further security
screening.
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