President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate suspension of the Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.
This was contained in a statement issued Friday in Abuja by the special assistant on media and public relations Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu.
According to the statement, Magu was suspended in order to allow for unhindered inquiry by the Presidential Investigation Panel under the Tribunals of Inquiry Act and other relevant laws.
The statement read in part, “President Muhammadu 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 regard.”
