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General News of Saturday, 11 July 2020

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Investigate sale of properties seized by EFCC under Magu - Fayose

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Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said that a full Investigation should be carried out into the sales of properties seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, under Ibrahim Magu.

Fayose stated that some of the properties were "bought by associates of Magu, including some so-called human rights lawyers".

He also called for the recovery of looted recovered funds and a punishment for those behind it.

Fayose tweeted: "There must be full investigation into the sales of properties seized by the EFCC under Magu. Those recovered loots that were 'relooted' must be 're-recovered'.

"The probe must not be just to achieve the sole aim of removing Magu from office. Nigerians must know beneficiaries of the seized properties and how they were sold because most of these properties were bought by associates of Magu, including some so-called human rights lawyers.

"These human rights lawyers were his promoters and today, they are the ones defending him because they know that if this investigation goes deeper than just looking for what Magu did wrong so as to remove him from office, their dirty secrets will be revealed for Nigerians to see.

"This investigation must not end up as their usual paddy-paddy arrangement. It should not end up as a tool just to remove Magu because removing him will not be enough, the loots already 'relooted' must be 're-recovered' and those who 'relooted' the loots brought to book.

"Also, those holding money and properties in trust for Magu as well as those who must have helped him to launder money must be revealed".

Magu is currently in detention after he was arrested and suspended as acting chairman of the EFCC for diverting recovered loots.