The Inspector-General of Police denied Ibrahim Magu Bail.

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has told suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, that he’s not responsible for his detention.⁣

Magu was arrested on Monday, July 6, 2020 to answer questions before a Presidential Panel about his stewardship of the anti-graft agency.⁣

He has been detained ever since at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja, while his questioning continues.⁣

Magu, through his counsel, wrote the IGP last week to grant him bail based on self-recognisance.⁣

However, in a reply, Adamu told Magu’s counsel he’s not being held by the Police, but by the Presidential Panel.⁣

He told Magu to redirect his bail request to the chairman of the panel for appropriate action, in the letter dated July 14, 2020.⁣

Magu, a Commissioner of Police, has denied all allegations against him, and expressed his sadness at being treated like a “common criminal”.⁣

He faces accusations of misappropriations of funds, and the illegal disposal of assets recovered from corruption cases.⁣

Magu has been the EFCC’s acting chairman since 2015, with his appointment rejected twice by the Senate due to a damaging report written by the Department of State Services (DSS).⁣

The DSS report had accused him of sabotage, unauthorised removal of EFCC files, and acts unbecoming of a police officer.⁣

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