Magu not arrested, honours Panel Invitation – EFCC

By: Okosun Dennis

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has denied that the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu was not arrested as reported in the media on Monday.

In a three-paragraph statement in Abuja this evening, Head of Media an Publicity, EFCC, Dele Oyewale said the chairman only “honoured an invitation by a Presidential Panel reviewing the activities of the EFCC, at the Banquet Hall wing of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

“He was served the invitation to the Panel, while on his way to the Force Headquarters, Abuja for a meeting.

“The EFCC’s boss was neither arrested nor forced to honour the invitation. A member of a legal team from the EFCC is also with him on the Panel,” the statement.

It was reported earlier that Magu has been arrested by the Department of State Security over allegations of corruption and diversion of fund through a third party