President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of Ibrahim Magu as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) “to allow for unhindered inquiry by the Presidential Investigation Panel under the Tribunal of Inquiry Act.”
The statement was released by the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, Dr Umar Gwandu.
The statement added that Buhari has also approved the appointment of Mohammed Umar who until now was the Director of Operations of the EFCC as the Acting Chairman.
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The statement reads,
“𝘽𝙐𝙃𝘼𝙍𝙄 𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙎 𝙎𝙐𝙎𝙋𝙀𝙉𝙎𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙊𝙁 𝙈𝘼𝙂𝙐 𝘼𝙎 𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙀𝙁𝘾𝘾 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙄𝙍𝙈𝘼𝙉
President Buhari has approved the immediate suspension of Ibrahim Magu as Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to allow for unhindered inquiry by the Presidential Investigation Panel under the Tribunals of Inquiry Act and other relevant laws.”
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“This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice made available to newsmen on Friday the 10th day of July, 2020.
According to the statement, President Buhari has also approved that the EFCC Director of Operations, Mohammed Umar, should take charge and oversee the activities of the Commission pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigation and further directives in that regards.”
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