Acting Chairman of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu on Tuesday
night escaped death by the whiskers as some gunmen stormed his house in Abuja.
When they didn’t find the EFCC boss in the house, they killed one of the police
guards attached to the house and disappeared.
According to findings, the
gunmen stormed the farmhouse in Karshi in the Federal Capital Territory at
about 10pm and exchanged fire with the policemen on duty, The Nation reports
A police Sergeant was hit
and he died instantly.
This is the second time
that the same the house will be attacked by unknown elements.
The last 10 months had been
tough for Magu because of his refusal to bow to pressure from some high-profile
suspects and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).
Following threats, security
was beefed up for Magu and his immediate family leading to the deployment of
policemen to the uncompleted bungalow in Karshi.
Some suspected elements had
also been prowling the family’s house in the Borno State capital and issuing
threats to the woman.
This latest attack came
barely 48 hours after Magu said the anti-corruption will be a do-or-die affair.
Speaking on Monday after a
walk to mark the anti-corruption Day, Magu said:
“For those of us on this
side; in the anti-corruption agencies of government, in the media, and civil
society, the dagger is drawn and I believe I am speaking the mind of everyone
on this side that we intend to neither retreat nor surrender in our noble
intention to cure our country of the evils of corruption.
“For us as a country, the
fight against corruption is a ‘do or die’ affair; we have to win the battle or
die trying.
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