Salami Rejects Magu’s Demand To Invite Buhari’s COS, Minister, Ends Probe

IgbereTV reports that the Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential panel probing the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has rejected a request by Magu to invite the President’s Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari; the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi; and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas.

Others who were supposed to appear before the panel include- a former Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde; the Director General of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, Modibbo Hamman-Tukur; EFCC’s Acting Director, Directorate of Asset Forfeiture and Recovery Management, Mr Aliyu Yusuf; an EFCC lawyer, Bala Sanga; and a former EFCC official, Isa Dongoyaro.

The Salami-led panel had drafted a subpoena addressed to the naval chief, minister and others to appear.

However, it was learnt that the panel made a U-turn and decided not to invite them anymore following the refusal of the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to honour a summons.

A lawyer to Magu, Mr. Tosin Ojaomo, said the suspended EFCC boss did not have a chance to properly defend himself since the panel rejected his appeal to invite those who would have been able to explain the allegations against him.

Ojaomo said the panel had closed its probe and was putting together its report which it would soon submit to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

The lawyer said, “Justice Salami refused to subpoena those we asked him to serve. He had drafted subpoenas to the chief of naval staff, minister of defence, chief of staff to the President, the DG NFIU, the AGF and Lamorde.

“I am sure he refused to issue the subpoenas because of the way the AGF refused to come forward. So, we have closed our defence and I am sure the report would be submitted anytime from now.

“Magu was forced to defend himself without any witness of his coming forward. But no one accused Magu of stealing. In fact, those who have pending cases in court only asked that the charges filed against them be withdrawn.”

The panel, which sat for three months, summoned at least 50 persons, including activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN); General Overseer, Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, Prophet Emmanuel Omale; senior advocate, Godwin Obla; Managing Director of First City Monument Bank, Adam Nuru; as well as several government officials.

Buhari had while inaugurating the seven-man panel on July 3, 2020, given it 45 days to round off its activities and submit its report.

The President listed the seven members of the panel to include Salami (North-Central); Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Michael Ogbezi (South-South); a representative of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Muhammad Babadoko (North-Central); and Hassan Abdullahi from the Department of State Services (North-Central).

Others are Muhammad Shamsudeen from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (North-West), Douglas Egweme from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (South-East) and Kazeem Atitebi (South-West), who serves as the secretary.

The President subsequently gave the panel an additional six weeks to conclude its probe.

Magu was detained for 10 days when the panel began sitting but was later released.

He was suspended from office along with over 12 other senior officials of the commission, including the EFCC Secretary, Ola Olukoyede.

The suspended EFCC boss was accused of being unable to account for the interest that accrued to over N500bn in recovered funds.

He was also said to have purchased a house in Dubai for N573m through his pastor, who operates an account with FCMB.

The bank later issued an apology, claiming that the N573m was credited to the bank account of the pastor in error and that the error was not discovered for over four years.

https://igberetvnews.com/1367072/salami-rejects-magus-demand-invite-buharis-cos-minister-ends-probe/

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When they are done with their drama, they should give us their pre-determined outcome. I have no pity for anyone of them and wouldn't defend what I don't know. Those who know what jobs or deals they signed up to do should rescue themselves whenever whoever appointed them turns against them.

Everything in this country is working upside down including the president.

Nigeria is an embarrassment to the black race.

Shame!

Arrrrrrrh

Diffinatly they won't arrange those guys for any convo, simply because Salami was paid to do a job. If he go against the order then he will face the repercussion. No wounder he regret talking the job.

And to be very sincere, I won't be surprise if those people are called and interogetted, to dig thier dubious act. They may have done worster than Magu.

In general, all of them Na the same, everybody get him own Na to open Am be the matter.

This is the joke of the year. Even looking worse than the COVID 19 Pandemic. I thought Salami denied not to be feed up of this trial and the cabal of this government, this is food for thought for us to know what we want in 2023.

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This malami is an intelligent guy ooo

This man can pull some strings ehnnn

A careful study of the people listed in the report would show you that, it is the north that is running all the relevant positions right now, in summary Magu is a northern problem, don't disturb us this morning.

All of them are jokers incluing Buhari

Issorite they should do Magu as it pleases them....

Nah eh! No qualms
This is so unsophisticated

How many cut the trial this man self

Continue...

Ibrahim Magu is just being served a dose of his own medicine.

mother gagool witch hunt of the kukuna lands

Shame

Perhaps even Salami has a skeleton in his Cupboard

When I saw Ibrahim magu. I didn't bother to read through.

Check my signature

I ve said it Malami is the only problem in this regime and unfortunately he is the most powerful man in the government, Malami is PMB-pmb is malami. It's only God that can deal with him.

Failed country

I hope in Future Nairaland would give us the option of Choosing the Kind of news feed on Each person's Frontpage, Cos me I hate all these Polithiefians News.

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so fat say magu na askari..I no pity am!

*slams Door in his
sh1ttyface*gerrarahia abeg!

*spits*most olopa are guilty are charged!

Who even made Mallami a Senior Advocate of Nigeria

Double wahala for dead body