A fresh probe has been ordered into the cases
of top officials within the present administration
- It is alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari
has asked for the probe of SGF, Babachir Lawal,
and Acting EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu
- The probe comes on the heels of Magu's
rejection by members of the Nigerian Senate
An alleged directive by President Buhari to
probe some of the officials working within the
APC-led government, has been indicated in a
statement by the presidents special aide,
Garba Shehu.
Shehu said in a statement on Sunday,
December 18, that “the attention of the
presidency has been drawn to a number of
reports in the media, in which various
accusations of corruption have been levelled
against some top officials in the
administration” .
“In that regard, President Buhari has
instructed the Attorney General of the
Federation to investigate the involvement of
any top government officials accused of any
wrong-doing. If any of them are liable they
will not escape prosecution.”
Although the statement did not mention any
specific officials, the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Babachir
Lawal, and the Acting Chairman of the anti-
graft EFCC have both been accused of corrupt
practices.
Mr Lawal was indicted by the Senate of
making millions of naira of public funds from
non-executed contracts in the troubled north-
east using one of his companies.
The Senate has since asked for his suspension
and prosecution, although he has denied any
wrongdoing.
Magu’s confirmation as substantive chairman
was blocked by the Senate last week. The
Senate based its decision on a “security
report” believed to have emanated from the
State Security Service, SSS.
A fact-check of the content of the report by
Premium Times, however, revealed most of
the allegations were false.
In a similar vein, Magu, risk being jailed for
disobeying court orders. This was according
to a notice by a magistrate court in Mpapa,
Abuja, stating a committal action against
anti-graft agency boss.
The EFCC, Magistrate Okeagu Azubuike stated,
had failed to comply with an order of court
discharging an expired remand warrant for a
defendant identified as Na'im Lawal on
December and therefore endorsed form 48,
'Notice of Consequences of Disobedience to
Order of Court' against the EFCC acting
chairman.
The accused was nabbed by the anti-
corruption agency on October 14, 2016 after
allegedly conspiring to steal government
money and obtaining money under false
pretense but the court has ruled in his
favour.
A fresh probe has been ordered into the cases
of top officials within the present administration
- It is alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari
has asked for the probe of SGF, Babachir Lawal,
and Acting EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu
- The probe comes on the heels of Magu's
rejection by members of the Nigerian Senate
An alleged directive by President Buhari to
probe some of the officials working within the
APC-led government, has been indicated in a
statement by the presidents special aide,
Garba Shehu.
Shehu said in a statement on Sunday,
December 18, that “the attention of the
presidency has been drawn to a number of
reports in the media, in which various
accusations of corruption have been levelled
against some top officials in the
administration” .
“In that regard, President Buhari has
instructed the Attorney General of the
Federation to investigate the involvement of
any top government officials accused of any
wrong-doing. If any of them are liable they
will not escape prosecution.”
Although the statement did not mention any
specific officials, the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Babachir
Lawal, and the Acting Chairman of the anti-
graft EFCC have both been accused of corrupt
practices.
Mr Lawal was indicted by the Senate of
making millions of naira of public funds from
non-executed contracts in the troubled north-
east using one of his companies.
The Senate has since asked for his suspension
and prosecution, although he has denied any
wrongdoing.
Magu’s confirmation as substantive chairman
was blocked by the Senate last week. The
Senate based its decision on a “security
report” believed to have emanated from the
State Security Service, SSS.
A fact-check of the content of the report by
Premium Times, however, revealed most of
the allegations were false.
In a similar vein, Magu, risk being jailed for
disobeying court orders. This was according
to a notice by a magistrate court in Mpapa,
Abuja, stating a committal action against
anti-graft agency boss.
The EFCC, Magistrate Okeagu Azubuike stated,
had failed to comply with an order of court
discharging an expired remand warrant for a
defendant identified as Na'im Lawal on
December and therefore endorsed form 48,
'Notice of Consequences of Disobedience to
Order of Court' against the EFCC acting
chairman.
The accused was nabbed by the anti-
corruption agency on October 14, 2016 after
allegedly conspiring to steal government
money and obtaining money under false
pretense but the court has ruled in his
favour.
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