The Acting Chairman of the EFCC Mr. Ibrahim Magu on Tuesday night
luckily escaped death as some gunmen came to his house in Abuja. When
they didn’t find him in his house, they shot one of the police guards
attached to the house and disappeared.
According to findings, the gunmen stormed the farmhouse in Karshi in the Federal Capital Territory at about 10 pm and exchanged fire with the policemen on duty, The Nation reports
A police Sergeant was shot and he died immediately.
This is the second time that his house will be attacked by an unknown gang.
The last 10 months had been rough for the EFCC Boss Magu because of his refusal to bow to pressure from some high-profile suspects and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).
Following threats, security was beefed up for Magu and his immediate family leading to the deployment of policemen to the uncompleted bungalow in Karshi.
Some suspected elements had also been prowling the family’s house in the Borno State capital and issuing threats to the woman.
This latest attack came barely 48 hours after Magu said the anti-corruption will be a do-or-die affair.
Speaking on Monday after a walk to mark the anti-corruption Day, Magu said:
“For those of us on this side; in the anti-corruption agencies of government, in the media, and civil society, the dagger is drawn and I believe I am speaking the mind of everyone on this side that we intend to neither retreat nor surrender in our noble intention to cure our country of the evils of corruption.
“For us as a country, the fight against corruption is a ‘do or die’ affair; we have to win the battle or die trying.
According to findings, the gunmen stormed the farmhouse in Karshi in the Federal Capital Territory at about 10 pm and exchanged fire with the policemen on duty, The Nation reports
A police Sergeant was shot and he died immediately.
This is the second time that his house will be attacked by an unknown gang.
The last 10 months had been rough for the EFCC Boss Magu because of his refusal to bow to pressure from some high-profile suspects and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).
Following threats, security was beefed up for Magu and his immediate family leading to the deployment of policemen to the uncompleted bungalow in Karshi.
Some suspected elements had also been prowling the family’s house in the Borno State capital and issuing threats to the woman.
This latest attack came barely 48 hours after Magu said the anti-corruption will be a do-or-die affair.
Speaking on Monday after a walk to mark the anti-corruption Day, Magu said:
“For those of us on this side; in the anti-corruption agencies of government, in the media, and civil society, the dagger is drawn and I believe I am speaking the mind of everyone on this side that we intend to neither retreat nor surrender in our noble intention to cure our country of the evils of corruption.
“For us as a country, the fight against corruption is a ‘do or die’ affair; we have to win the battle or die trying.
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