‘Malami didn’t witch-hunt anybody in Magu probe’

By Andrew Orolua

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said that he never conspired to witch-hunt anybody including the suspended acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu.

He said his attention was drawn to a “flimsy allegation” made by one, Victor Giwa, Esq accusing him of conniving with one Donald Wokoma to witch-hunt Magu over what he termed as “his refusal to testify against Ibrahim Magu” at the ongoing Retired Justice Ayo Samiled presidential panel probing the suspended EFCC chief.

A statement by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, said that Malami never met Giwa and has neither discussed any issue with the so-called Wokoma nor asked anybody, personally or by proxy, to engage the so-called Victor to testify against Magu, Daily Times gathered.

He maintained that Malami, “who has not set up the investigation panel to probe Magu is not saddled with any responsibility to procure witness(es) for the panel.”

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“The Attorney-General of the Federation is never a member of the panel nor does it fall within the realm of the AGF’s authority to invite witness (es) for a presidential probe panel.

“The claim by Victor Giwa, Esq is therefore fictitious, unfounded and figment of imagination of mischief makers who want to create unnecessary attention and tarnish the good image of the Attorneygeneral of the Federation and Minister of Justice and laboring incessantly, these days, to falsely cast aspersion on the AGF’s hard earned reputation.”