The Attorney General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami has started investigation of some top Federal Government officials over alleged corrupt practices.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had on Sunday ordered the AGF to commence the probe of top government officials accused of corruption assuring that anyone found culpable will not escape prosecution.
It was gathered that the AGF had on Monday, issued a query to the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu.
The Punch reports that the query was accompanied by allegations contained in the security report prepared by the Department of State Services, DSS and upon which the Senate had, last Thursday, rejected his confirmation as the EFCC chairman.
“The AGF has started enforcing the directive by the President. I can confirm to you that the minister has taken the first step by querying the Acting Chairman of the EFCC,” a source in the Federal Ministry of Justice said.
The source could not confirm the ultimatum issued to Magu to respond to the query.
Another source close to the acting chairman of the commission said the anti-corruption officer had received the query.
He said he had already commenced preparing his defence to the allegations raised by the DSS.
The source added, “Yes, he has received the query with the DSS report sent to the Senate on him.
“Ironically, the query only contains one of the letters written by the DSS to the Senate.
“I think he has no problem with the query, but the question being asked by some people is that, he ought to have been given time to respond to the allegations before the Senate took that position.”
The letter, dated October 3, was addressed to the Clerk of the Senate, in response to a letter by the Senate, dated September 21, 2016, asking for Magu’s security check.