Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been arrested by the Department of State Security Services, DSS, the Punch Newspapers can report.
Magu was reportedly arrested by the DSS on Monday afternoon and was said to be undergoing interrogation at the DSS headquarters in Abuja.
Reasons for his arrest were still cloudy as at the time of writing this report.
The Punch reports that the security details to Magu put up a stiff resistance during the arrest of their principal, as they objected to the DSS move.
This is happening barely two weeks after the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) reportedly complained to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) about Magu’s conduct and advised that he should be relieved of his appointment.
The AGF was said to have accused Magu of insubordination and discrepancies in the figures of funds recovered by the EFCC.
He was also accused of disposing of assets, especially buildings seized from corrupt politicians and others, without approval, or knowledge of the AGF’s office, which is the supervisory ministry of the EFCC.
The AGF allegedly listed 22 offences allegedly committed by Magu, for which he should be sacked.
