Again, gunmen storm Magu’s house, kill policeman

Armed persons on Tuesday night attacked an unoccupied residence of the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.
The house, located within a farm owned by the EFCC boss in Karshi, a suburb of Abuja, was stormed by unidentified attackers at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday.
The attackers subdued a police officer and another civilian working on the property and tied them up before beating the duo to pulp.
“The policeman died from the beating,” a source close to the EFCC boss’s family disclosed.
The farmstead was placed under police security a few months ago following earlier attack on it in which the uncompleted house was ransacked in suspicious circumstances.
The attack on the property was also followed not long afterward by a dawn attack on the EFCC office in Abuja in August.
“That was what warranted additional security around Mr. Magu and his family.”
The motive behind the latest attack is, however, said to be hazy as the attackers also carted away five cattle and some sheep that were being reared in the compound.
Premium Times gathered that police officers have already drafted to the crime scene for proper investigation.
‘We won’t be intimidated’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed an attack on the property of the acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, which resulted in the death of a policeman.
The commission said this in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren yesterday.
The property is not the current residence of the EFCC boss who lives in Maitama.
According to the anti-graft agency, the property, a farmhouse located in Karshi, a suburb of Abuja, was attacked by gunmen by 10pm on Tuesday.
The EFCC said although it would not want to speculate about the motive of the attack, it would not be intimidated by anybody as it continues to tackle corruption in the country.
The statement added, “The unidentified men murdered a police sergeant on duty. The incident was the second such attack on the same farmhouse.
“While the commission will not speculate on the motives for the attack or the sponsors, it wishes to state that the EFCC under the leadership of Ibrahim Magu will not be deterred in its mission to rid Nigeria of corruption.”

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