Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Magu to Sue Online Publication over False Report

The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , has been drawn to publications in a section of the social media, accusing the Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu of vindictiveness in the “removal” of a Zonal Head of Operations over alleged “corruption allegations”. The publication also purports that the officer in question had been making ”returns” to Mr. Magu. Ordinarily, these reports which are false and fabricated to smear the reputation of the agency and her leadership ought to be ignored. However, the commission is constrained to respond considering that its silence over t…