There are new document showing that SSS never lied against Magu as all accusations are true.
Acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu
The ongoing brouhaha over the decision of the Senate to suspend the confirmation
of Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has
left many people undecided as new documents emerge with different sides
to the story.
However, there are evidence to prove that Department of State
Security Service did not fabricate its security report against the
acting chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu.
Exclusive documents obtained by Daily Nigerian
suggest that the SSS did its job well and did not fabricate any story.
The documents showed how ex-Air Force officer Mohammed Umar through his
company, Africa Energy SA Nigeria was deeply involved in Mr. Magu’s
private and official life since his appointment as acting EFCC chairman.
Umar before his arrest was a close ally and loyalist, to President
Buhari. He was arrested by operatives of the Department of State
Security Services in June 2016 after the President perused reports
alleging that the retired Air Force officer ran a blackmailing and
extortion cartel.
Those familiar with the matter said before moving against the
retired officer, the Director General of the SSS, Lawal Daura, met with
Mr. Buhari where he tabled reports suggesting that the panel member had
been busy using the name of the president and other top officials of the
administration to intimidate, extort and blackmail individuals and
businesses.
Also, Umar was a close ally of Magu. Concerning the allegations of
Umar's involvement in Magu's showy lifestyle, a credible sources at the
EFCC revealed that Mr. Umar was actually the one who initially made the
payment of the N40 million for rent of Rudulf House in the highbrow
Maitama district of the FCT, but when Mr. Magu realised that the SSS was
pokenosing into the matter, the FCDA was hurriedly involved to make a
fresh payment and put the new documents into record.
“The documents were hurriedly changed to indicate that no payment was previously made but that by the FCDA,” said a source who pleaded anonymity.
The source further revealed that it was illegal for Federal Capital
Development Authority, FCDA, to pay for Mr. Magu’s rent as it was
against federal government’s monitisation policy.
“Even at that, it is illegal for the FCDA to rent and furnish a
house for even ministers let alone heads of government agencies. Even
at the FCDA, there was violation of procurement process as Abuja
Metropolitan Council officials even grumbled over the pressure mounted
on them to perfect the process.
“The monitisation policy only excluded the president, the vice
president, judicial officers of the superior court of record, police and
members of the armed forces.
“If Magu is occupying the house as policeman, then it should be
noted that no police officer of grade level 14 is entitled to a
N20million per year rent. And if he is occupying the house by virtue of
his position as acting EFCC chairman, then there is violation of
monitisation policy,” a source familiar with the transaction file said.
Also, Africa Energy SA Nigeria is also believed to have paid for
the domestic staff and services at Mr. Magu’s house by Africa Energy SA
Nigeria, a company owned by Mr. Umar, the retired air commodore had
allegedly “donated” money to Mr. Magu in hard currencies.
Magu is also said to have used Umar’s private jet on a number of
occasions. He is also accused of staying at Mr. Umar’s palatial Iyaka
Road mansion whenever he (Magu) traveled to Kano.
The report further revealed how early this year, when Mr. Magu lost
one of his relations, Mr. Umar traveled alongside his in-law (named
Hamisu) in one of his private jets to the city of Maiduguri to condole
with the EFCC boss. It was also gathered that Magu flew not once, but on
several occasions in Mr. Umar’s Challenger 604 and 605 jets to Lagos,
Kano and Maiduguri.
On one occasion, Magu and Umar are said to have travelled with a
bank chief investigated by the commission confirmed to be the managing
director of Fidelity Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo.
Mr. Okonkwo, who was twice arrested and detained for about a week
by the EFCC for allegedly helping a former Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to launder $153million, was never
prosecuted by the commission.
It was also confirmed that Magu against the directive of the
President travelled on a first class ticket to Saudi Arabia which
allegedly cost nearly N3million.
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