ABUJA, July 10 (Reuters) - Nigeria has suspended its
anti-corruption chief pending the conclusion of investigations,
the attorney general's office said on Friday, without
elaborating.
Ibrahim Magu has been appearing before a presidential panel
reviewing activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), the agency said on Monday.
"President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate
suspension of Ibrahim Magu as Ag. Chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)," the attorney general's
office said in a statement.
The president put EFCC operations director Mohammed Umar in
charge pending the outcome of Magu's case.
Buhari has made tackling corruption a priority since taking
office in 2015. Endemic graft among the political elite dating
back decades has left most Nigerians mired in poverty, despite
the country being Africa's biggest economy and energy producer.