Tag: Salami Panel

Magu probe: Why Ill not appear before Salami panel Malami

Ishaku Yohanna

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Thursday, said his refusal to appear as a witness before the Justice Ayo Salami led Presidential Committee probing the suspended the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has constitutional backings. This was contained in a statement that was signed by his media aide, Dr. Jibrilu Gwandu. In establishing propriety or otherwise of the presence of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice whose responsibility is to hold constitutional…

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Alleged Corruption: Salami panel recommends Magus sacking, prosecution

Ishaku Yohanna

The Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential investigative panel has recommended the sacking and prosecution of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu. Recall that the Presidential Investigative Committee is probing the activities of EFCC under the stewardship of suspended Acting Chairman of the agency Ibrahim Magu between 2015 and 2020. According to a report by TheCable, the recommendation is contained in the panels interim report submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, after allegedly finding Mr Magu culpable of corruption and abuse of office. The newspaper…

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Lawyer to Salami panel: I was procured to nail Magu

Ishaku Yohanna

An Abuja-based lawyer, Victor Giwa, says he was procured to nail Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The presidential panel headed by Ayo Salami, retired president of the appeal court, is probing the activities of the agency under Magu. Magu was alleged to have mishandled recovered loot and sold seized assets to his associates. In a petition, one Donald Wokoma, accused Magu of attempting to extort him of N75 million through Giwa, his former lawyer. In his testimony before the committee, Wokoma reportedly…

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