Magu had appeared before the Salami panel in July 2020 to answer allegations against him by the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation.
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The Salami Panel, which was inaugurated by Buhari in July, was given 45 days to carry out its assignment, but the timeframe was later extended after it requested for more time
According to The Cable, Chidi Okoro, the Chief Transformation Officer appointed by the firm, led some police officers to the head office on Tuesday.
The Minister offered the explanation in a statement by his spokesperson, Dr. Umar Gwandu, on Thursday.
The trouble began at about 11:50am when Wahab Shittu, who has been appearing for Magu, stood up to introduce other members of the legal team
The panel is probing the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.
In a fresh petition by an Abuja based lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, Magu and his boys were alleged to have unlawfully frozen the accounts of a company, Damjay Integrated Services Limited, with Access Bank in 2018, without any court order
The party said Nigerians were shocked when counsel to the suspended EFCC acting Chairman, Wahab Shittu, boastfully declared that he has Magu’s instruction to inform the public that “he will be reinstated back to office”.
Magu is currently being interrogated by the panel headed by retired Justice Ayo Salami over allegations of mismanagement and lack of transparency in managing recovered assets by the commission
Dr. Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja
While the personal house of Magu is located in a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Karu, the official residence is in the heart of Abuja, Maitama
The other two journalists are: Nasiru Zango, Head of Operations, Dala FM Kano, and Dr Ahmad Isah, the founder of Brekete Family and Human Rights Radio, popularly known as “Ordinary President”.