Justice Ayo Salami and the other members of the presidential panel interrogating Former EFCC boss Ibrahim Magu are hell-bent on keeping Magu in detention indefinitely until he answers Allegations Made Against Him.
The embattled former Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Magu has threatened to go on hunger strike, with a view to drawing public sympathy.
Control TV gathered that some politicians and other wealthy Nigerians and foreigners, has alleged that they were defrauded by Magu and some operatives of the EFCC
These said politicians and wealthy persons have started forwarding petitions on how they were coerced to part with huge sums of money and property under the guise of recovering illegal wealth.
According to Vanguard, Ibrahim Magu, who is still on interrogation since Monday, has gotten into more trouble, after information got to the Presidency about some of his dealings both in and outside the country.
Reports gathered stated that Magu may not be released from detention until he responds satisfactorily to all allegations against him.
The source stated:
“You are aware that they (detectives) have searched his house. Detectives that carried out the search combed his house. It was after the search that they arrested seven of his aides as part of the probe.
“Justice Salami is simply carrying out stern instructions from the Presidency over the issue of Magu and it was after he discovered that it will be virtually impossible to grant him bail that Magu started threatening to go on hunger strike, with a view to drawing public sympathy.
“However, it was learned that when the Presidency got information about his plans to go on strike, in insisted that the embattled EFCC acting chairman will not be released until he returns all the money he was accused of misappropriating.”
(C) Control TV 2020.
