By our reporter| The suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, on Friday wrote the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and requested to be released on bail.
Magu, who has been in detention since his arrest on Monday, made the request through one of his lawyers, Oluwatosin Ojaomo.
The letter dated July 10 with the IGP office’s acknowledgement stamp bearing the same date, requested that Magu be granted bail “on self-recognisance.”
Ojaomo said alternatively, they are ready to provide a credible surety that will ensure the availability of the former EFCC boss anytime he is needed for the purpose of investigation.
He further stated in his letter to the IGP that all the allegations are bailable and that his client is statutorily entitled to be released on bail even when he is formally charged with offences arising from the allegations.
The letter was copied to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of the Presidential Probe Panel on the activities of the EFCC, Justice Ayo Salami (retd).
It was also copied to the Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, Prof Itsay Sagay (SAN), and the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Investigation, Federal Criminal Investigation Department, Garki, Abuja, where Mr Magu is said to be detained.
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