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Police search Magu’s residence as NBA backs his probe

The private residence of the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu was searched Tuesday by some policemen attached to the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.

After searching the suspended EFCC boss’s residence located on Abduljalil Street, Karu Site, Abuja, the officers made away with some documents. The search was conducted around 6pm.

Magu was detained by the police after Monday’s interrogation and was returned to the police custody at 8:30pm on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Bar Association on Tuesday supported the probe of Magu over the graft allegations.

The National Publicity Secretary of the association, Kunle Edun told the Punch that “An integral component of the rule of law is that no one is above the law. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the cleaner on the street are equal before the law.

“It is only in a situation where there is an obvious lack of democracy and constitutionalism that we see deviations from these established democratic ethos. We have seen a lot of such deviations in Nigeria. This is why it is surprising to some Nigerians that the arrest of the EFCC chairman is a big deal. No, it should not be, because he is also subject to the law. Everyone occupying public office should be ready to give account whenever called upon provided it is not a witch-hunt.

“The only admonition that the NBA will give is that Ibrahim Magu must be accorded all his fundamental rights as a Nigerian and presumed innocent until otherwise found guilty of whatever allegations made against him by a competent court. He must not be detained beyond the limit set by the constitution.

“As the NBA President, Paul Usoro, has said in several fora, if you take care of the rule of law, the rule of law will take care of you one day,” he said.

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