Breaking: Tinubu Fires EFCC Boss, Bawa

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended indefinitely the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, AbdulRasheed Bawa, from office.

According to a statement signed by the Director of Information in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, the decision was necessary to allow for investigation of the anti-graft boss.

 

The statement read, “President Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension from office of AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. This follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.

“Mr Bawa has been directed to immediately handover the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee the affairs of the Office of the Chairman of the Commission pending the conclusion of the investigation. “

The embattled EFCC boss has been directed to hand over to the most senior official in the agency.