The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly recovered over N580 million from the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu suspended Bawa indefinitely as the chairman of the EFCC in June “to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office” following “weighty allegation of abuse of office leveled against him”.
Bawa was taken into custody by the DSS on June 14 hours after his suspension by the president and has since remained there.
The DSS has been pressured to either release Bawa or charge him with offences the secret police’s investigation has found that Bawa committed.
In August, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) threatened to sue President Tinubu’s administration over the continued detention of Bawa by the DSS without arraignment for proper charges.
