The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has advised the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu to meet the Presidential Panel investigating him for his bail request.
The police boss is reacting to a letter written by Magu’s lawyer, Tosin Ojoamo, requesting for the bail of the suspended EFCC boss. Magu has been detained for about 10 days at the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID.
But in response to the request, the police boss in a letter asked Magu’s lawyer to direct the bail request to the Presidential Panel, adding that he has no hand in Magu’s detention.
The letter was signed by DCP Owohunwa, Principal Staff Officer for the Inspector General of Police, and addressed to the lawyer dated 14th July 2020.
The IGP’s letter read in part: “Your letter 00C/TOL/89A/07/2020 of 10th July 2020 on the above-underlined subject refers.
“The Inspector-General of Police directs that your attention be drawn to the fact that the Nigeria Police Force is not investigating C.P. Ibrahim Magu (your client) and he is not accordingly, not being detained by the police but by the presidential panel that is investigating the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
“The Inspector-General of Police, therefore, advises that you consider re-directing your request to the Chairman of the presidential panel for appropriate attention.
“I am to convey the assurances of the warmest regards of the Inspector of Police, please.
”The IGP letter was signed by DCP Owohunwa, Principal Staff Officer for the Inspector General of Police.”
Magu is being interrogated by the panel headed by Justice Ayo Salami following corruption allegation against him by the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.
