EXPOSED: What Magu told President muhammadu Buhari about DSS accusations against him

Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, boss, in response to the query sent to him by attorney-general of the federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, told President Buhari that he never did anything immoral as an officer in the commission

Ibrahim Magu

Magu also denied that he ever took abode in an apartment worth over N80million as said by the DSS

Magu never denied flying twice in the airliner of a man under investigation by the EFCC but claimed he did not know it at the time

Following the rejection of the confirmation of Ibrahim Magu as a full-time Chairman of the EFCC by the Nigerian Senate for the second time, on Thursday, March 16, 2017, Premium Times reported about the details of Ag. EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu’s reply to President Muhammadu Buhari’s query to him over accusations by DSS.

The report claimed that Magu admitted that official documents linking to cases under investigation were found in his private residence when raided (on the order of Mrs. Farida Waziri when she took over the affairs of the EFCC from Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as the chairman).

However, he claimed his action was not deliberate: “The documents found in my house were actually found in my office bag where I kept documents relating to investigations.

“I was in the process of handing over and it would be wrong to suggest that I wilfully kept the Commission’s files at home,” Magu explained.

He said, he was actually persecuted by powerful interests because of his intimacy with the ex-EFCC boss Nuhu Ribadu.

“It is important sir, to draw your attention to the fact that some of us that worked closely with Ribadu were victimised after his exit. And my ordeal was orchestrated as punishment for being the chief investigative officer for most of the high profile cases involving politically exposed persons some of whom became very influential in government at the time.”

Magu also said his job role under immediate past EFCC chairman Ibrahim Lamorde, was pure professionalism and not close working relationship with him after Waziri’s exit.

“My job schedule as Deputy Director, Department of Internal Affairs, under Lamorde, was simply handling issues of professional responsibility in the Commission. I had no inputs in core operations duties of the Commission,” he claimed.

Magu further denied living an extravagant life in an apartment allegedly worth over N40million and furnished with even more than N40 million.

He said: “The entire cost for both two-year rent and the furnishing of the house is N39.628million.

“Details of the transaction are contained in the contract award letter and payment schedule which are attached to this letter.”

Magu, the Ag. EFCC boss also admitted that he actually fly twice on the aircraft that belongs Colonel Mohammed Umar, a man who was under criminal investigation by the EFCC itself, but claime he was not aware.

“These, for me, were harmless gesture as we were both members of the presidential investigative committee on arms procurement. At the time I had no knowledge that he was under investigation for any alleged crimes.

“The claim that EFCC documents, including EFCC letters addressed to the Vice President and being investigation reports on the activities of Emmanuel Kachikwu and his brother Demebi Kachikwu, were found in his home during a search by the DSS came to me as a surprise.

“If that is correct, he should be made to disclose how he came by such documents. I never discussed my official duties with him let alone give him documents pertaining to investigations being conducted by the Commission.”

On another hand, according to Sahara Reporters, a report claims that Magu might have been a victim of power play sponsored by acts of corruption.

On Friday, March 17, in a tweet, the Sahara reporters claimed that Senators Dino Melaye and Phillip Aduda were in charge of the collection and allotment of bribes among legislators to frustrate Magu's confirmation.