Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted to the reported news of arrest of its Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu.
In a statement by the Head of Media, of the anti graft body Dele Oyewale, on Monday, it said Magu was not arrested.
According to the EFCC, its Chairman only honoured an invitation by a Presidential Panel reviewing the activities of the agency.
He said the review was held at the Banquet Hall wing of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
EFCC spokesperson disclosed that that Magu “was served the invitation to the Panel, while on his way to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, for a meeting.”
He insisted that the EFCC boss “was neither arrested nor forced to honour the invitation”.
The spokesman disclosed that a member of EFCC legal team was also with Magu as he faced the panel.
Magu was picked up by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Wuse and taken to the Villa
