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Dust over Magu, ex-EFCC’s boss AIG promotion amid retirement
A former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, is retiring from the Nigeria Police Force after clocking the mandatory retirement age of 60 years.
This is coming amid the controversy on his elevation to the level of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) from the current level – Commissioner of Police.
The Police Service Commission Standing Committee had recommended him for promotion, but some officials in Attorney-General Force Office are said to be kicking against the promotion.
Indications are that they are objecting to the promotion that Magu had to be cleared first of fraud allegation against him.
The promotion is said to have come from the PSC on the recommendation of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba.
Magu had been on suspension since July 2020 over allegations of corruption and insubordination.
He was born on May 5, 1962 and enlisted into the Force on March 3, 1990. Magu was deployed to the EFCC in May 25, 2012.