• The Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday said the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, failed its integrity test.

The DSS in a memo signed by one Folashade Bello and addressed to the Clerk to the Senate said Magu would become a liability to the anti-corruption crusade of the present administration if confirmed.

The memo claimed that Magu is currently living in a rented apartment of N40 million at N20 million per annum.

It said, “This accommodation was not paid for from the commission’s finances but by one Umar Mohammed, a retired Air Commodore, a questionable businessman and ally of subject who has subsequently been arrested by this service.

“For the furnishing of the residence, Mohammed enlisted the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to award a contract to Africa Energy, a company owned by him to lavishly furnish the residence at the cost of N43 million.”
The memo also claimed that their investigations further revealed that Magu regularly embarks on official and private trips through a private carrier, Easyjet, allegedly owned by Mohammed.

“In one of such trips, Magu flew to Maiduguri alongside Mohammed, ” the agency added.

It claimed that Magu has continued to maintain a high profile lifestyle as shown by his preference for 1st class air travels.

“On June 24, 2016, he flew Emirate Airlines 1st class to Saudi Arabia to perform lesser hajj at the cost of N2.9million. This is in spite of Mr. President’s directive to all public servants to fly economy class.

“Investigation also revealed that Magu parades a twin personality. At one level, he is the Czar who has no friends, no favorites and is ready to fight corruption to a standstill. However, with a key friend in the person of Mohammed, he had betrayed the confidence reposed on him by the present administration,” the DSS said.