Olanipekun Olukoyode
By Our Reporter
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Secretary of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission Olanipekun Olukoyode, and 10 other senior officials as the probe of the suspended acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu deepens
Sources squealed that they were suspended to allow for unfettered investigation of the commission.
“All the top officials in the agency have been suspended, their offices locked, to prevent any tampering with files at the commission”, the source added
Olukoyede became the Secretary to the EFCC in November 2018 following confirmation by the Senate.
The Ikere-Ekiti born senior lawyer was a former chief of staff to Magu. He replaced Emmanuel Aremo, whose five-year tenure expired in July 2018.
The former acting chairman of the agency is facing for the second week, grilling by the presidential panel headed by Justice Ayo Salami, over financial allegations and improprieties, including money laundering.
