Juliet Uduji
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the Federal Government to charge embattled acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, “with a recognisable criminal offence” or release him “immediately”.
This was contained in a statement on Tuesday titled, “Nigerian Authorities must treat Magu fairly–SERAP”.
Magu, who was reportedly whisked away by security operatives on Monday, was grilled by a presidential panel set up by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over alleged infractions in the EFCC
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the Federal Government to charge embattled acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, “with a recognisable criminal offence” or release him “immediately”.
This was contained in a statement on Tuesday titled, “Nigeria: Authorities must treat Magu fairly–SERAP”.
Magu, who was reportedly whisked away by security operatives on Monday, was grilled by a presidential panel set up by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over alleged infractions in the EFCC
“Nigerian authorities must support the independence and freedom of action of anti-corruption agencies and institutions if they are to be able to genuinely fight grand corruption, which has for many years turned public service for many into a kind of criminal enterprise.”