DSS detains, grills suspended EFCC chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa

DSS detains, grills suspended EFCC chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa

The Department of State Security (DSS) has grilled and detained Abdulrasheed Bawa, the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The DSS in a statement on Wednesday night by its spokesman,Peter Afunanya, said Bawa arrived at the headquarters of the service in response to the invitation by the secret police.

“The invitation relates to some investigative activities concerning him,” Afunanya said.

President Tinubu had earlier approved the suspension of Bawa as the chairman of EFCC and ordered a probe into his activities while in office.

The suspension was announced in a statement by Willie Bassey, director of information, office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF).

He said the suspension followed “weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him” and that Bawa should hand over to Abdulkarim Chukkol, director, operations at the commission.

Bawa is the second head of government agency that President Tinubu has suspended since his assumption of office.

On June 9, the President suspended Godwin Emefiele as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and ordered an investigation into his activities.