The reason why Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) regained his freedom by the Presidential Panel without any bail condition has surfaced, Following Mr. Mohammed Adamu’s,( Inspector General of Police ) denial on Magu being detained at the instance of the police.
Mr Wahab Shittu( Magu’s Lawyer) confirmed the news saying Mr. Ibrahim Magu was released by the Panel following the denial of the IG of Police on detaining Magu.
”There is no bail condition. The panel just said, go! You are released from detention. We didn’t order your detention now that the IG has denied that he was not responsible for your being in custody- go when we need you, we will call you back. That’s all,” he said.
Following a request for bail on self-recognizance by Magu through one of his counsel, Mr. Tosin Ojaomo of Ojaomo, the IG replied that the Police were not responsible for his detention and urged the lawyer to redirect his attention to the presidential panel.”
“The Inspector-General of Police directs that your attention be drawn to the fact that the IG is not investigating CP Ibrahim Magu (your client) and he is accordingly not being detained by the police but by the presidential panel investigating the activities of the EFCC.”
“The Inspector-General of Police, therefore advises that you consider redirecting your request to the chairman of the presidential panel for appropriate attention,” the letter signed by IG’s Principal Staff Officer, DCP Idowu Omohunwa, said.
But Shittu said the panel affirmed that it did not order his incarceration either.”
“The panel said it is not responsible for his detention. Now that the IG has come out to say he is not responsible for his detention, then the panel said, okay; since we didn’t detain you, you can go. When we need you, we will call you. No bail condition was attached,”.
