Alleged CJN Probe: AGF Malami Explodes, Cautions EFCC Against Demeaning His Office

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The Attorney-general of the

federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami,

has vented his displeasure over

allegations that his office leaked to

the public the list of those being

allegedly probed by the Economic

and Financial Crimes Commission

(EFCC).

Apparently peeved by the allegation,

Malami warned EFCC against ridiculing

his office, saying he would not allow his

office to be “dragged into petty

squabbles” in equally saying the CJN

Onnoghen is under any probe.

It was rumoured that the Chief justice of

Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen; former

governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill

Akpabio; minister of mines and steel,

Kayode Fayemi and the former minister

of finance under Goodluck Jonathan,

Ngozi Okonjo-Iwala were among those on

the proposed probe list by EFCC.

After the list was leaked, the EFCC said

investigation had been damaged.

However, in a statement issued by Salihu

Othman Isah, media aide to the minister,

Malami said he knew nothing about how

the information was made public.

“The honourable attorney-general

of the federation and minister of

justice wishes to express his

displeasure over the unfortunate

and unbecoming innuendo by

certain persons and agencies

which sought to accuse his office

of leaking what was termed as

classified information to the

public,” the statement read.

“This office, therefore, wishes to

state categorically, but with

absolute repudiation, that it did

not at any time leak such

information to the media as

wrongly alluded by the Economic

and Financial Crimes Commission

(EFCC).

“The pertinent question to ask is

since the EFCC has publicly

denied that the honourable chief

justice of Nigeria is not under

probe or investigation; is it then

possible for the same EFCC to

have forwarded any classified

information on a non-existent

probe or investigation of the

Honourable CJN to the

honourable attorney-general of

the federation?

“It also goes to show that the

office of the honourable attorney-

general of the federation could

not have leaked a non-existent

classified information on an

equally non-existent probe or

investigation.”

“We therefore use this

opportunity to reaffirm our deep

respect for the distinguished

person and office of the

honourable chief justice of

Nigeria.”

“We wish to state unequivocally

that the office of the honourable

attorney-general of the federation

will continue to collaborate with

his lordship in his efforts to

reform the judiciary and

galvanise the anti-graft war.

“Indeed the present

administration appreciates his

lordship for his unwavering

support for its anti-corruption

drive. We wish to state further

that we are neither aware of nor

privy to any purported probe or

ongoing investigation of the

honourable chief justice of

Nigeria by any security or anti-

graft agency.

“The office of the honourable

attorney-general of the federation

dissociates itself from the

baseless allusion or suggestion

obviously made in bad faith to

the effect that his lordship is

under any form of probe or

investigation whatsoever.”

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