Magu appears before CCB for alleged false asset declaration

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Suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has appeared before the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in Abuja.

The CCB had summoned Magu for alleged failure to declare some of his assets.

In a letter dated November 2, 2020, CCB asked Magu “to come along with the certified true copies (CTC) of the following: acknowledgement slips of all your assets declaration to the Code of Conduct Bureau since you joined public service; copies of your appointment letter, acceptance, records of service and pay slips from January to May 2020; all documents of your landed properties, both developed and undeveloped.”

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Magu had, through his lawyer, Wahab Shittu, asked the CCB for an extension of time to enable him gain access to the relevant documents as required.

TheCable, quoting a source, reported on Monday that the suspended EFCC chairman was at CCB office in Abuja last Thursday.

The news medium.said the source informed that Magu could not be attended to as the CCB was having its annual lecture with the theme: “Fighting corruption for socio-economic development.”

Magu reportedly returned to the CCB on Friday, December 4, 2020 where he wasnsaid to have been questioned for hours.

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