Tag: Abubakar Malami
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#EndSARS: It’s not clear soldiers were involved in shooting — Malami
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice Abubakar Malami has alleged that “hoodlums” wearing military uniforms may have shot Nigerian protesters campaigning against police brutality. He said it was too soon to tell if soldiers were involved in the shooting spree. Demonstrations across the country turned violent on Oct. 20 when witnesses in Lagos said…
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Buhari approves Magu’s suspension
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu. Malami said this in a statement by his Spokesman, Umar Gwandu, on Friday. He subsequently appointed the EFCC Head of Operations, Mohammed Umar, as the acting…
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#BREAKING: DSS arrests EFCC acting chairman, Magu
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has been arrested by the Department of State Services. Magu was arrested on Monday afternoon at the Wuse II, Abuja office of the EFCC on Monday over allegations that he was siphoning part of money recovered by the commission from suspected looters. It was…
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Investigate Magu as prove of your government’s integrity, NAPS charges Buhari
The umbrella body of Polytechnic students in Nigeria, National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to turn a deaf ear to allegations of corruption and financial impropriety levelled against the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ibrahim Magu by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. The…
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Sack Magu now, Malami urges Buhari, sends possible replacement
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari the sacking of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu. According to a Thisday report, Malami, in a memorandum to the president, anchored his recommendation on several grounds…