Adelani Adepegba and Oladimeji RamonThe acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu has said the anti-graft agency is investigating serving and former state governors for graft. According to him, suspects who connived with the governors were being invited for questioning. Magu, however, did not disclose the identities of those under probe, saying such would jeopardise investigations. Speaking at a press conference marking the 2020 Democracy Day in Abuja on Thursday, Magu said the agency had recovered assets in excess of N980bn in the last five years. We are also investigating serving and former governors and questioning those conniving with them.”On the case of former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu, Magu said the EFCC would go back to court.

Source: Punch June 12, 2020 00:11 UTC