President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mohammed Umar as the acting head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) while its long-serving acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, remains suspended. Magu was arrested on Monday, July 6, 2020 to answer questions before a Presidential Panel about his stewardship of the anti-graft agency. Since his arrest and detention, the Federal Government had failed to announce a temporary replacement even though his suspension had also been reported in the media without official confirmation. However, the office of the Attorney-General of the…
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