President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night, suspended AbdulRasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Daily Report Nigeria reports that suspension of the EFCC Chairman is to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office following weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.
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Bawa was subsequently directed hand over affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee the affairs of the Office of the EFCC Chairman pending the conclusion of the investigation.
Bawa’s suspension is coming days after President Tinubu suspended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
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Bawa was subsequently invited for questioning by the Department of State Services over the allegations he was suspended for.
