Nigeria’s anti-graft czar suspended over corruption claims
ABUJA: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the head of the country´s anti-graft body over allegations of ethics breaches, the attorney general´s office said on Friday. Ibrahim Magu, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is being questioned by a special committee probing allegations of insubordination and sales of seized assets. Magu´s suspension is “to allow for unhindered inquiry by the Presidential Investigation Panel under the Tribunals of Inquiry Act and other relevant laws,” the attorney-general´s office in Abuja said in a statement. It said the president had also appointed Mohammed Umar, an EFCC director, to oversee the agency “pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigation. Magu, a no-nonsense senior policer, was appointed in 2016 as a key figure in Buhari´s anti-corruption campaigns.
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