Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) for questioning.
He was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) but the secret police issued a statement to deny any involvement.
Gossips24.com understands that DSS officials were involved in the operation, along with officers of the Nigeria police force.
The anti-graft agency also issued a statement saying that Magu went to honour an invitation by the presidential panel.
“The EFCC’s boss was neither arrested nor forced to honour the invitation. A member of a legal team from the EFCC is also with him on the Panel,” Dele Oyewale, head of media and publicity, said.
The development comes a few days after Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), accused the anti-graft czar of gross infractions.
The AGF asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Magu over some “weighty” allegations, including the diversion of recovered loot.
In addition to allegedly re-looting the recovered loot, Malami accused the acting EFCC chairman of insubordination and misconduct.
