Twelve directors of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been suspended. On Tuesday, Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), sent a letter to EFCC acting chairman, Mohammed Umar,notifying him of the suspension of the suspension of the directors.
Some of the directors affected by the action have been a part of the team investigating Malami, though the office of the AGF linked the exercise to the probe of Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the anti-graft agency.
Malami admitted to approving the sale of oils assets seized by the EFCC, but he said the sale followed due process.
Kabir Akingbolu, a human rights lawyer, had said the AGF risked five years in prison for “illegally” approving the auctioning of the sea vessels holding crude oil and diesel.
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Last week, the suspended acting EFCC chairman was arrested and marshalled before a presidential panel led by Ayo Salami, retired president of the court of appeal, probing the operations of the agency under him.
He was later suspended and detained.
A slew of allegations has come to the fore since his arrest. He was alleged to have purchased a property in Dubai, United Arab Emirate using a pastor as a conduit.
He was also alleged to have laundered over N500 billion through a bureau-de-change in Kaduna.
Twelve EFCC Directors Suspended
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