Tighter security for Magu after gun attack on EFCC

A tighter security ring has been thrown around Ibrahim Magu and key officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after a gun attack on its Abuja office.

Also being protected are the EFCC Acting Chairman’s mother, who lives in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

The new security measures were taken after some gunmen yesterday attacked the agency’s office in Abuja.

The annex office is where high-profile suspects are investigated.

The gunmen stormed the facility at about 5a.m. shooting. They were repelled by guards.

They dropped a death threat for a senior investigator, Ishaku Sharu, who heads the Foreign Exchange Malpractices Fraud.

Sharu is saddled with the ongoing probe of several politically exposed persons and retired military chiefs.

The EFCC has reported the attack to the Police. Detectives have been deployed to investigate the incident.

Some forensic and ballistic experts are said to be part of the police probe team.

A statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the anti-graft commission, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said: “A major security breach was recorded at the headquarters of the EFCC in the early hours of Wednesday, August 16, 2017 as unknown gunmen attacked the office located at Wuse Zone 7, Abuja.