Ojaomo, has confirmed.
His release comes a few hours after the Nigeria Police Force denied
detaining him.
The police had claimed that Magu was being held by a presidential panel
probing him for mismanaging recovered loots.
He was arrested on July 6, 2020, by security forces to answer questions
by the panel headed by a former Appeal Court judge, Ayo Salami, and had
remained in detention since that period.
However, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has denied
responsibility for the detention of the erstwhile Acting Chairman of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, who is
currently being interrogated by a presidential investigation committee
headed by Justice Ayo Salami.
Magu has been detained for the last 10 days while the panel, sitting in
the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, probes about 21 corruption
allegations leveled against him by the Attorney General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.
Following the detention, the former anti-graft boss’ lawyer Tosin
Ojoamo, had written to the IGP requesting for his bail.
But in a response to the request, the police boss denied a hand in
Magu’s detention, attributing it to the presidential panel.
In a letter addressed to the lawyer with reference number:
CB:7000/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.489/17
Nigerian Tribune on Wednesday, the IGP explained that Magu was not being
detained by the police but by the panel investigating the activities of
the EFCC.
The IGP response read in part: “Your letter 00C/TOL/89A/07/2020 of 10th
July 2020 on the above-underlined subject refers.
“The Inspector-General of Police directs that your attention be drawn to
the fact that the Nigeria Police Force is not investigating CP Ibrahim
Magu (your client) and he is accordingly, not being detained by the
police but by the presidential panel that is investigating the
activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
“The Inspector-General of Police, therefore, advises that you consider
re-directing your request to the chairman of the presidential panel for
appropriate attention.
“I am to convey the assurances of the warmest regards of the Inspector
of Police, please.”
The IGP’s letter was signed by DCP Owohunwa, Principal Staff Officer for
the Inspector General of Police.