Magu Embarrassed Abdulsalami, Danjuma - Yar'Adua's Former Aide 1
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Magu Embarrassed Abdulsalami, Danjuma – Yar’Adua’s Former Aide

More allegations have emerged about the activities of the suspended Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu.

According to Olusegun Adeniyi, Chairman of This Day editorial board, Magu reportedly thwarted a move by Theophilus Danjuma, former defence minister, to purchase an aircraft, around the same time some EFCC agents raided the residence of a former Nigerian Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar.

According to Adeniyi, these actions by Magu against Danjuma and Abdulsalami (both President Muhammadu Buhari’s allies) were carried out without the president’s knowledge.

The former media aide to late former Nigerian president, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, stated that it took some time for President Buhari to convince Danjuma that he was not aware of Magu’s move against him.

Mr Olusegun Adeniyi said: “Former Defence Minister, Lt General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd) was recently at the villa to see President Muhammadu Buhari. It was a visit borne out of rage. A billionaire oil tycoon, Danjuma had paid for the purchase of an aircraft. His cheque bounced! The order to withhold payment, he was told by his banker, came from Magu.

“From what I gathered, it took some time before the president could convince Danjuma that he knew nothing about what was clearly power-mongering by a reckless public official.

“A few weeks before that incident, the Minna residence of former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar was raided by EFCC operatives who turned the house upside down.”

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