The Department of State Services\n(DSS) has arrested Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial\nCrimes Commission (EFCC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TheCable understands that DSS\noperatives arrived the EFCC headquarters in Abuja Monday afternoon and quietly\nwhisked him away without creating any scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His arrest comes a few days after\nAbubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), accused the\nanti-graft czar of gross infractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The AGF asked President Muhammadu\nBuhari to sack Magu over some \u201cweighty\u201d allegations, including the diversion of\nrecovered loot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to allegedly\nre-looting the recovered loot, Malami accused the acting EFCC chairman of\ninsubordination and misconduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TheCable learnt the EFCC chief\ntravelled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates without the authorisation of the\npresident during the COVID-19 lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And when he was questioned, he\nsaid he went for an investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is also alleged to be living\nabove his means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2016, the senate declined to\nconfirm the appointment of Magu as EFCC chairman after a DSS report indicted\nhim of corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report read: \u201cMagu is\ncurrently occupying a residence rented for N40m at N20m per annum. This\naccommodation was not paid [for] from the commission\u2019s finances, but by one\nUmar Mohammed, air commodore retired, a questionable businessman who has\nsubsequently been arrested by the secret service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor the furnishing of the residence, Magu enlisted the Federal Capital Development Authority to award a contract to Africa Energy, a company owned by the same Mohammed, to furnish the residence at the cost of N43m.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). TheCable understands that DSS operatives arrived the EFCC headquarters in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ibrahim-Magu_0.jpg?fit=500%2C333&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":141311,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/magu-is-diverting-efcc-recovered-funds-agf-malami-alleges\/","url_meta":{"origin":142065,"position":0},"title":"Magu Is Diverting EFCC Recovered Funds – AGF Malami Alleges","author":"Damilare Salami","date":"June 19, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has recommended the sack of Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). 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