Tag: Magus Probe

I dont regret heading Magus probe panel Justice Salami

Ishaku Yohanna

A former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, has denied expressing regrets for accepting the appointment to chair the panel investigating Ibrahim Magu, suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Magu is being investigated over allegations of abuse of office and mismanagement of recovered assets from May 2015 to May 2020. In a memo on Tuesday, Salami accused the lawyers of planting reports in the media that he regrets chairing the panel. He said, The reports were a figment of the wild imagination of…

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Expect surprises from Magus probe, Presidency tells Nigerians

Ishaku Yohanna

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has asked Nigerians to be prepared for surprises in the probe of Ibrahim Magu, former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Speaking on Channels Televisions Politics Today programme on Sunday, Shehu said the Presidency had been receiving some little updates from the Justice Ayo Salami-led panel and the findings would surprise Nigerians. Responding to a question on claims by Magus lawyers that the probe was a witch-hunt, Shehu said, I guess this is…

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