Magu’s case unfinished business – Minister
The minister of police affairs Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi has said that former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, can face prosecution even after retiring from the police force.
He spoke to journalists at the state house in Abuja.
The minister explains that Magu’s promotion to the rank of assistant inspector-general does not foreclose the issues leading to his removal.
“This is an issue that should have been addressed by PSC, which has been saddled with the responsibility to conduct promotion for police. They are not here and I’m aware that the police service commission is directly under the presidency so I cannot speak for them,” he said.
“What I know is that Mr Magu has already retired. I think that is all I can say now. The fact that he was promoted is a matter for the police service commission to throw more light on.
“I’m not aware of the position of the government on the report you are talking about and I think it is still being under consideration and it does not mean that when he retires the law won’t catch up with him whenever is found guilty of one thing or the other. I think it is not completely a finished business.”
Following Magu’s unceremonious exit from the EFCC, the federal government instituted a probe panel, headed by a former president of court of appeal, Justice Ayo Salami.
The government has however refused to release or implement the Salami probe report.
