Nigerian former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has finally cleared the air about a raid conducted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2017.
Well, in a statement released on Thursday, 9th July, 2020, and signed by J. Mfon, his military assistant, Abubakar stated that operatives from the anti-graft agency mistakenly went to his guest house, but didn’t conduct any search of the property.
However, this issued statement was in reaction to reports that Ibrahim Magu, the suspended Acting Chairman of the EFCC, conducted a recent search at his Minna residence.
The statement reads in part...
“Sometime in 2017 operatives of the Commission from Kano zone came to Minna to search a house in Tunga. The team ended up at His Excellency’s Guest House in Minna and told the security officers on duty that they had instructions from their zonal head to search the property.
“The officers said since the numbering of houses in Tunga was haphazard, it must be a case of mistaken identity. When CP Magu was contacted, he said he was not aware of the operation. Thereafter, the EFCC team from Kano left. His Excellency’s understanding is that they realised they came to the wrong address. However, no search was conducted in the guest house.”
Meanwhile, suspended EFCC boss is still under investigation by a presidential committee over several allegations of embezzlement and misconduct.
He has been allegedly unable to account for billions of recovered loots.
Also, he has since been replaced by Mohammed Umar, the agency’s Director of Operations.
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