President Mohammadu Buhari has approved the immediate suspension of Ibrahim Magu as the Ag. Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. And in his absence, Mohammed Umar who is the Head of Operations of the anti-graft agency is to oversee the commission pending the conclusion of the investigation against the erstwhile chair.
A presidential panel set up by the President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, grilled acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, for six hours at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. 22 allegations were leveled against Maguincluding fraternizing with corrupt persons, diversion of recovered funds, living above his means, and many more.
The department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission over crimes relating to fraud and money laundering.
The department of State Services (DSS) in Taraba State yesterday paraded one IshayaAdamu for parading himself as an assistant director in the service.
Dubai Authorities have extradited Raymond Igbalode Abbas popularly known as ‘Huspuppi’ and his accomplice in cyber fraud, Olalekan Jacob Ponle known as ‘Woodberry’ to the United States (US) after they were arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in June. This was disclosed by the Dubai police on Thursday through its Director of CID, Brigadier Jamal Salem Al Jallaf.
The Defence Headquarters has said that the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed Boko Haram’s structures at Warshale in Borno State. Major General John Enenche, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, in a statement on Monday, also informed that several Boko Haram fighters were killed in the airstrikes. Enenche said that the operation was executed on 27th June as part of a subsidiary Operation LONG REACH after credible intelligence reports. The NAF jets scored devastating hits in their multiple waves of attacks resulting in the destruction of several structures in the settlement as well as the neutralization of some of the terrorists.
