The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has called for the removal of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu for alleged diversion of funds recovered from perceived corrupt individuals.
According to a report by the Cable, Malami asked President Buhari to remove the acting EFCC chairman for diverting recovered loot.
The AGF also accused Magu of official misconduct and insubordination and allegedly shortlisted three candidates as possible replacements for the EFCC head.
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According to a leaked memo, Malami listed 22 grevious allegations against the EFCC boss.
Quoting a source within the agency, the cable reported;
“I can authoritatively tell you that though Magu has survived previous plots to remove him, the AGF’s legal opinion remains the deadliest plot to get Magu out of the EFCC as AGF’s letter to the president contained 22 weighty allegations that require Buhari’s decision on whether or not to send Magu’s name to the Senate for confirmation or replace him.
“This is because the office of the AGF is the supervising ministry of the EFCC and so his legal opinion cannot be treated with levity.
“For example, Malami alleged accounting gaps or discrepancies of figures concerning the recovered assets, claiming that Magu was not transparent enough in the management of recovered assets.”
Ibrahim Magu has been the head of the EFCC in acting capacity since 2015 following the refusal of the Senate to confirm him twice, citing security reports from the Department of State Security (DSS).
He was also accused of official misconduct and the diversion of N40 million recovered from a retired air commodore.
View the leaked DSS report on the EFCC boss which allegedly informed the decision of AGF Malami below;
