File photo: EFCC Boss in court as star witness
The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is still in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) has refused to write statements at the secret police’s facility, SaharaReporters reports.
It was gathered that Bawa told investigators that the DSS had no right to detain him without charges, hence his refusal to write any statements in custody.
Bawa has been in detention along with Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, since they were suspended from their respective offices by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration over corruption allegations and abuse of office.
Bawa had refused to cooperate with DSS investigators, protesting against his detention without charges.
“The detained EFCC chairman has refused to write statements; he told DSS they have no right to detain him without charges.
“He was also accused of shielding former Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, while helping him to hunt down his opponents,” one of the sources revealed.
“So far since his detention, he has vehemently refused to cooperate with DSS investigators,” another top source noted.
Political Economist NG reports that Emefiele had reportedly named Bawa as an accomplice in the alleged Naira redesign scam that rocked the country some months ago.
Political Economist NG also reports that top Presidency officials in the Buhari era as well top officials of the Nigerian minting company were fingered in the naira redesign scam.
