The Department Of State Security has revealed to the Attorney General of the Federation what it told the Senate that made it refuse to confirm Magu as chairman of EFCC twice.
The DSS made the revelation in a letter whose copy was obtained by Huhuonline.com on Friday.
The letter signed by Folasade Bello for the Director General of the Service had attached to it the minute of a meeting held by the Police Service Commission on 20th December 2010. The meeting was chaired by the then chairman of the commission, Parry B.O Osayande.
The minute indicated that Magu was at the meeting, disciplined with the second highest form of punishment available in the police service which is second only to dismissal from the service.
It was indicated that the acting chairman was punished for actions prejudicial to the security of the state, unauthorised removal of EFCC file, and sabotage among other things.
A copy of a confessional statement by one Air Commodore Mohammed Umar (rtrd) was also attached to the letter. The letter indicated that Umar, who had been detained by the DSS and is currently being prosecuted by the service, is the owner of one Valcour S.A Nigeria Limited currently securing and furnishing the official residence of Magu by the FCTA.
The Service also attached what it described as a forged memo claiming to originate from the office of the VP. The Memo was said to authorise the investigation of the Minister of state for petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu. Attached with the memo were two genuine investigation reports on Kachikwu dated 24th March and 13th April 2016. The investigations were duly signed by Magu, the letter indicated.
Some sensitive EFCC documents, such as cheques signed in favour of EFCC recovery accounts were also said to be found in the residence of Umar when it was searched. Classified letters from the Office of the National security Adviser (ONSA) which were duly received by the EFCC, requesting to freeze some accounts were also found in Umar’s house. Several classified letters concerning investigations at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) which were supposed to be secured in the office of the EFCC were also reportedly recovered from Umar’s house and evidence of such recoveries were attached with the letter to the AGF.
The letter further stated that someone in Magu’s capacity is supposed to have impeccable reputation when it comes to associates he chooses. The DSS held that the recovery of sensitive materials from the house of Umar, who has been proven to be a close ally of the acting EFCC chairman, indicates a lack of good judgement and other vital qualities required from a man holding the top job at the anti-graft outfit.
The DSS claimed that all the evidence in the letter are proofs that Magu would, if confirmed as the Chairman of the EFCC, use the office for unprofessional acts and personal aggrandizement.
