Magu Reacts To Attack On His Residence, Says No Going Back On Corruption Fight

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has reacted to the attack by unknown armed men on his farmstead in Abuja.

Recall that gunmen on Tuesday stormed the farmstead located in Karshi area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, at about 10pm, killing the policemen stationed there and brutally injuring a civilian.

The attack follows an earlier attack in August this year on the office of the agency in Zone Seven in the FCT, which left the building destroyed.

Magu, confirming the attack on his farmhouse yesterday, vowed that he would not bow to the antics of his detractors in the prosecution of the anti-corruption war in Nigeria.

A statement issued through spokesman of the agency, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, read, “EFCC can confirm an attack on the property of the acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu, which unfortunately resulted in the death of a security official.

“The property, a farmhouse located in Karshi, a suburb of Abuja, was attacked by unknown gunmen at about 10pm on December 12, 2017.

“The unidentified men murdered a police sergeant on duty. The incident was the second such attack on the same farmhouse.

“While the commission will not speculate on the motives for the attack or the sponsors, it wishes to state that the EFCC under the leadership of Ibrahim Magu will not be deterred in its mission of ridding Nigeria of corruption,” he said.