No Leadership Change in EFCC- Agency
* Says Magu still acting chairman, warns purveyors of fake news
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that there is no leadership change in the commission, insisting that Mr Ibrahim Magu is still the acting chairman of the agency.
The commission stated this on its platforms, Facebook/Twitter handle on Monday while debunking the insinuation of certain online medium which claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari had replaced Magu with Ahmed Abdulrahman.
The EFCC further warned purveyors of fake news to desist from the infamous act, saying that that there was the need for the promoters of fake news to engage in profitable ventures.
The commission added that it was regrettable that the online medium would publish such a sensitive story without verifying from it and the necessary confirmation from relevant sources.
The commission said, ” The EFCC hereby warns purveyors of fake news concerning the Commission to think of a more profitable venture. This warning is coming on the heels of purported change of guards at the Commission.
“Fake news carriers have been awash with the replacement of the acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu as the chairman of EFCC.
” The news which was neither verified nor confirmed by relevant sources, made the social media platforms of the harbingers of such fake news.
” For the avoidance of any doubt, Ibrahim Magu remains the acting Chairman of the EFCC.
Tunde Opalana
