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President Buhari reportedly suspends Magu as EFCC acting chairman

By Editor 07/07/2020

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The embattled acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu has been reportedly suspended by the President Muhammadu Buhari, the BBC reports.

This followed a six-hour grilling by a presidential panel, chaired by Justice Ayo Salami, a former president of the Court of Appeal.

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Magu who reportedly spent the last night in a police cell at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Headquarters in Abuja.

Buhari set up the panel to probe various allegations levelled against Magu, following a petition by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Department of State Service (DSS).

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