The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that it is interrogating the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa. Earlier on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu suspended Bawa over allegations of abuse of office. Bawa, who was nominated as EFCC chairman by former President Muhammadu Buhari in February 2021, succeeded former EFCC chairman Ibrahim Magu who was also suspended and underwent trial on alleged diversion of recovered government assets. The Buhari Presidency said Magu’s suspension is to “allow for unhindered inquiry” by the panel investigating allegations of corruption during his tenure as EFCC chairman. The outcome of President Buhari’s enquiry into Magu’s tenure as EFCC chairman is yet to be known two years after his removal from office.

Source: The Guardian June 15, 2023 15:03 UTC