Ibrahim Magu
By Sherifat Lawal
The embattled acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu was on Monday taken forcibly to Aso villa By officers of the Department for State Service, DSS, haven declined pervious invitations by the Presidential Panel.
The Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential panel probes him on the disposal of assets worth N37 billion and to account for 380 houses and seven vessels loaded with crude oil.
Magu is being grilled, following allegations raised against him by Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami(SAN).
Vanguard Online published news on the arrest of the ex-EFCC boss and the bewilderment over his integrity, below are some of the social media reactions:
Very funny, well is hard to trust anyone but I strongly feel these allegations are baseless. Although I support the probe because no one is above the law, but if it’s vendetta as rumored then the country must apologize to him.
— Tubor King (@oytubor) July 9, 2020
Lol Diezani be laffing real hard right now
— Onye Chi Ya akwatughi 💪💪💪 (@ojasankara) July 9, 2020
Like several others in this mistake of an administration, Magu took advantage of the President’s mental unavailability to carry out his own agenda.
— Henry Shield (@henryshield) July 9, 2020
Is there a law that says EFCC chairmen must come from northern Nigeria ?
Nigeria of my dream is where any Nigerian from any part of Nigeria can be whatever they want to be.
— Hamma (@HAHayatu) July 8, 2020
KARMA HAS NO DEADLINE. KARMA HAS NO MENU, YOU GET SERVED WHAT YOU DESERVE. PEOPLE WHO CREATE THEIR OWN DRAMA, DESERVE THEIR OWN KARMA. SDM pic.twitter.com/fxNS2tSU66
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@dino_melaye) July 9, 2020
If you don’t like the fact the Buhari keeps appointing Northerners
Lobby for Economic restructuring, focus your energy on taking away power from Abuja
In Nigeria, govt appointment is nothing but feudalism( quota system)
If they give am to your village man, it won’t benefit you
— William (@_SirWilliam_) July 8, 2020
The Permanent Secretary, Mr. Sunny Okere has been sacked with immediate effect for flouting and obstructing the enforcement of the guidelines.
This would serve as a lesson to all other public officers who may wish to be irresponsible.#Broadcast #Covid_19
— Gov N E Wike Information. (@GovWike) July 9, 2020
So EFCC raided Abdulsalaam Abubakar’s house, found nothing, yet the General didn’t say anything to the media? Lol. The real folks with power in Nigeria move differently. Anyone you see always running to the media, don’t blame them. Real power no really dey like that.
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) July 9, 2020
Fact is, you can’t bring someone from already corrupted environment to fight corruption. Police & Custom are training ground for thieves. The best is, we outsource Nigeria governance. Go full federalism. Nobody can redeem Nig as is now. We need an umpire, who’s here for true govt
— Mr Right (@OtunMuri) July 9, 2020
A law should be made that once you’re caught of been corrupt you will be sentenced to death, REAL KILLING O!
— Chris (@Chrisgbakogu) July 9, 2020
Hushmagu pic.twitter.com/CVSTBXoqhw
— Dickson Solomon (@DicksonSolomo13) July 9, 2020
Worst government in the history of Nigeria. Now we can see that corruption is not an APC or PDP thing. The entire system is corrupt
— ETSAKO MAN (@AGItiekhao) July 9, 2020
— Isaac Anyama (@isaac_anyama) July 9, 2020
and you people are quick to point fingers at hushpuppi
— chromeboi (@chromeboi) July 9, 2020
Ahhh….380 houses kilode all these including 7 ships of crude oil ahhh,if them no jail this man ehn then this gov is the real founder of corruption
— Omo iya Nurse💉💉 (@ElijahMoyosore) July 9, 2020
😱😱😱Am I dreaming or what? These can’t be true o. EFCC acting chairman? Please can this case be transferred to the FBI…
— SKJ (@SegeJohnson) July 9, 2020
There is no hope in this administration war on corruption. It’s all a scam. Imagine the head of the crusade having this much dirt
— Jonathan Izi Victor (@Mr_Izi19) July 9, 2020
He remains innocent until proven otherwise, however, there’s no smoke without fire, this must been investigated to a logical conclusion.
— Samuel Alabi (@sambolad) July 9, 2020
Hehehehe remind us who proved Diezani guilty again? Y’all were singing her name like canaries suddenly Magu should be innocent until proven guilty 😆😆😆 It will go round.
— Onye Chi Ya akwatughi 💪💪💪 (@ojasankara) July 9, 2020
Who do this to us, just Efcc chairman, I feel like crying, when will Nigeria get better. Is like I have to begin my own yahoo
— James (@James77084863) July 9, 2020
Oh mine!!! U mean MUGU is so neck deep in corruption, mismanagement ad debauchery to cart away 380house,7ships of crude oil ad billions of Naira in asset.
Ogbeni yi ti sink Nigeria….
— Jeremiah(Apoti Eri💫) (@jeolaolarewaju) July 9, 2020
So easy to criticize this guy. Anti corruption fight must have swallowed him. I don’t believe he would’ve been so daft to attempt to hide all these when fighting corruption. The government is insincere in this so-called corruption fight.
— mindyumout (@mindyumout) July 9, 2020
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