Corruption

Two Nights After Arrest, Suspended EFCC Boss, Magu, Still in Detention

By Obiajulu Joel Nwolu

July 08, 2020

Suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC), Ibrahim Magu has spent a second night in detention after his arrest on Monday in Abuja.

A joint team of operatives of the Department of State Services and men of the Nigeria Police Force picked up Magu in Abuja on Monday and took him to the Presidential Villa where he was questioned for hours.

Magu who has been serving as EFCC chairman in Acting capacity was questioned for long hours on Tuesday while security operatives searched his Abuja home.

The troubled EFCC official passed the night at the Area 10 Force Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja.

Source: Sahara Reporters