President Muhammadu Buhari, has reportedly suspended no fewer than 11 Senior Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as the probe of the suspended Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, continues, .
According to reports, the EFCC Executive Secretary, Olanipekun Olukoyede, was among the Senior Officials suspended by the President.
Olukoyede became the Executive Secretary of the EFCC, in November 2018, following confirmation by the Senate.
The Ikere-Ekiti born Senior Lawyer, was a former Chief of Staff to Magu. He replaced Emmanuel Aremo, whose 5-year tenure expired in July 2018.
According to a source, “they were suspended for various alleged criminal and corrupt infractions”.
The suspension of the senior Officials was also to allow for unfettered investigation of the Commission.
“All the top Officials in the Agency have been suspended, their offices locked, to prevent any tampering with files at the Commission”, the source added.
