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EFCC Suspended Boss, Ibrahim Magu Released From Detention

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The suspended acting chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has been released. Mr Magu was released on Wednesday evening. The suspended Chairman was arrested last week Monday and has been detained since then. Magu had been appearing before a presidential panel investigating allegations of corruption and insubordination levelled against him by Abubakar Malami, Nigeria’s justice minister. TellAfrica shall keep you posted …

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The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit Presents A Investigative Report On Magu

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Irrespective of the recent attack on the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit by some hoodlums, the agency on Monday presented its investigative report on the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu to the panel. We gathered that the NFIU provided a comprehensive report on Magu’s alleged activities, including details of his relationships with some Bureau de change operators to the panel. A news source revealed that the NFIU kept report of all concluded investigations on its servers or cloud storage system where the chances of…

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Breaking news: Buhari Suspends Magu, Formally Approves A Replacement

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Peculiar Ajibola President Buhari has approved the suspension of Acting chairman of EFFC Ibrahim Magu. The Attroney – General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) said the President, Muhammad Buhari has approved the suspension of the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Ibrahami Magu Malami said this in a statement by his Spokesmen, Umar Gwandu on Friday. He had immediately appointed the EFCC head of Operations Mohammed Umar as the acting chairman. The discussion was said to be that President Muhammad Buhari has approved the urgent suspension…

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Nothing Incriminating Was Found In Magu’s Home As He Spent The 4th Night In Detention

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The embattled Magu, suspended Acting chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, spent another night in detention, making four consecutive nights. Mr Magu who was arrested on Monday and has been detained for interrogation since then. He is undergoing interrogation by a probe panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari over allegations of corruption and insubordination. The panel is chaired by a retired appeal court judge, Ayo Salami, also has representatives of the major security agencies, police and the SSS, as members. The allegations against Mr Magu were made by the…

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EFCC Boss, Ibrahim Magu Suspended Until Further Notice

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The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has today been suspended by the Presidency. Magu who was arrested on Monday by a combined team of Department of State Services personnel and policemen at the Wuse II office of the EFCC to face an interagency committee investigating corruption allegations levelled against him. Magu was detained at the FCID in Area 10, Abuja, on Monday night on the orders of the committee which also questioned him on Tuesday morning. A source in the Presidency has it confirmed…

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