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The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has spent 33 days in the custody of the Department of State Services.

The secret police arrested Bawa on June 14, hours after his suspension by President Bola Tinubu.

The Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, in a statement announcing Bawa’s suspension, cited “weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him” as the reason for the President’s decision.

Since his arrest, the DSS has kept mum on the specific offences for which Bawa was arrested, the level of investigation and whether charges would be filed against him in court.

A statement by the DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, shortly after Bawa’s suspension on June 14, said the embattled EFCC chair arrived at the facility of the DSS in response to an invitation.

“The Department of State Services has invited Abdulrasheed Bawa, the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Bawa arrived a few hours ago. The invitation relates to some investigative activities concerning him,” the DSS spokesman had said.

The PUNCH reported that days after the arrest, the DSS searched Bawa’s house and office in Abuja.

Several calls to Afunanya on Monday to get an update on the matter were not answered. He also did not respond to a text message sent to his line by our correspondent.

Commenting on the continued detention of Bawa, an Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, said it was illegal for the DSS to keep Bawa in detention without trial.

He said, “Without any contradiction, the continued detention of Bawa by the secret police for over three weeks now is unconstitutional and a breach of the fundamental rights of the detainee.

“Illegality cannot beget another illegality. The DSS should immediately release Bawa to re his family without further delay, or charge him to court to face charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. Anything outside these two options is alien to law and won’t stand.”

https://punchng.com/suspended-efcc-chair-spends-33-days-in-custody/?amp

Lolzzz.. Person wey dey chill for one mansion somewhere. These politicians just like distracting Nigerians with tales of an imaginary war against corruption .

Make him they there with those Yahoo boys for the next 7year, I need to check his beard.

Pere ??

He can rot there.

Dem go free am soon

the guy that nearly collapsed at a function back then?
buhari gathered corrupt guys sha
but many efcc bosses have almost all been criminals, why?

It’s unconstitutional
Charge him to court or release him
He helped Tinubu lose the elections and made his court case harder

Hope no one here believes this lie, as i grew olded I understood politicians and their lie’s better.

His life would never be completed if he is not made to through this stage which is boys forced many innocent tithe to ed through because of items on their phones while choosing eyes away from the evidently corrupt politicians

Ashiwaju Jagaban


On your mandate I stand

This guy remains of one the worst EFCC chairman in Nigeria history and Tinubu arrested him simply cos he was trying to investigate the bullion vans. Anyways he got what he wanted for not doing his job diligently rather going after boys and not the real oppressors of the poor in the society,let him feel the heat that the poor masses which he uses his boys to oppress are facing on daily basis

Ok

Release him now!

Who would have thought 🤔

Is wrong. Charge him to court. Why can't dss tell him his offense or charge him to court of law. This is abuse of power by Mr interim president

..arrest go reach all of them

If they carryout investigation, you will see that southeast they are behind it or part of it

Audio custody. Where is Abba Kyari self?

Quota system

Well... There is no real evidence that he stayed or is staying in an actual "custody"!


No one can ever convince me that corrupt people in power can fight corruption!

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Bawa

What goes around comes around.

Meanwhile

Budweiser Surprised Davido with a big cake after his successful show in Toronto where he sold out a 16 thousand capacity stadium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBwLPYCYYrE

I no wan hear fem..
Na Yorubas dey rule now

princeade86:
Is wrong. Charge him to court. Why can't dss tell him his offense or charge him to court of law. This is abuse of power by Mr interim president

Yankee101:
It’s unconstitutional
Charge him to court or release him
He helped Tinubu lose the elections and made his court case harder

The DSS has a remand order which must have been renewed.

That's why even his own lawyers are not making noise.

oloriooko:
the guy that nearly collapsed at a function back then?
buhari gathered corrupt guys sha
but many efcc bosses have almost all been criminals, why?

How is he a criminal

I recall how zombified things were rejoicing when Bawa was arrested claiming it was house cleaning in progress.

Meanwhile same Zombies were being fleeced by Mele Kyari who was selling subsidised fuel at 500naira and they couldn't see through the scam due to blind loyalty.

We are watching

Inside AC lol 😆