The presidential committee investigating the discovery of
$43.4m by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a residential
apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, Thursday grilled the acting chairman
of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu.
The committee was set up by President Muhammadu Buhari on
Wednesday after he suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation
(SGF), Babachir David Lawal and the Director General of the
National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke.
It is also investigating corruption allegations against
Lawal, in the award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North
East.
The committee, headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has
the Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami and National Security
Adviser Babagana Monguno, as members.
Also quizzed were the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim
Idris and the Director-General of the Department of State Security (DSS), Malam
Lawal Daura.
The interogation held at the Vice President’s Wing of the
Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Magu after his appearance, went to the Office of the Chief
of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari.
The officials refused to take questions from State House
correspondents.
Meanwhile, the governor of Adamawa State, Jubrila Bindow,
also met with Osinbajo at the State House in Abuja.
Bindow was accompanied by the Minister of the Federal
Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Musa Bello
