The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Finacial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has been in the eye of storms since his “DSS invitation” and detention, and now fresh reports have revealed why the embattled anti-graft agency sheriff is embroiled in a suspected corruption mess.
The DAILY VENDOR reported that Magu was summoned on Monday, July 6, by the operatives of the state security service, with DSS later saying he was not arrested but only invited for interrogation.
DSS spokesperson, Mr Peter Afunanya, said that the EFCC boss was invited to Aso Rock in what clarified growing media reports that Magu was apprehended over alleged illegal ownership of properties.
Earlier, the EFCC boss was indicted in a memo by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, who recommended his sack.
The Justice Salami-led panel, which has been sitting over Magu’s case for over three weeks, on Tuesday, July 7, arrived at the venue of the interrogation in Abuja and it was there the fate of the EFCC boss was determined.
Magu was reportedly suspended on Tuesday evening to allow him to face a probe of allegations of misconduct against him.
The embattled EFCC boss’ trouble did not end there. Immediately after his suspension, a combined team of riot policemen and operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) went and searched his residences in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Sources say Magu’s private home in Karu, a suburb in Abuja and his official residence in highbrow Maitama are under siege by the security operatives.
It has now been revealed that Magu is being tackled because of insubordination among other top reasons.
According to PR Nigeria, the anti-corruption chief is embroiled in controversy over below ten reasons.
1. Alleged ‘relooting of recovered loots’ and sale of seized assets to cronies, associates and friends.
2. Alleged favouritism towards selected EFCC investigators called the ‘Magu Boys’ for ‘juicy’ assignments.
3. Insubordination to the Office of the AGF.
4. Alleged discrepancies in the reconciliation records of the EFCC and the Federal Ministry of Finance on recovered funds.
5. Alleged leakages of investigative reports that were prejudicial to some cases to some selected media.
6. Reporting some judges to their presiding officers without deferring to the AGF.
7. Alleged declaration of N539b as recovered funds instead of N504b earlier claimed.
8. Not respecting court order to unfreeze a N7b judgment in favour of a former executive director of a bank.
9. Late action on the investigation of P&ID leading to legal disputes.
10. Not providing enough concrete evidences against some suspects including on Diezani Alison-Madueke for her extradition.
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