HOURS AFTER SUSPENSION,  EFCC CHAIRMAN BAWA UNDER DSS SCRUTINY

The suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, is currently in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).B
awa reportedly arrived the headquarters of DSS at about 9:02pm and is currently being grilled by the operatives of the Agency.

DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, in a statement on Wednesday night said Bawa’s invitation was on “investigative activities concerning him”.

The statement read, “The Department of State Services has invited Abdulrasheed Bawa, the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Bawa arrived a few hours ago. The invitation relates to some investigative activities concerning him.”

Bawa’s exact offences are yet to be disclosed, but it is believed to be related to ongoing investigations or concerns surrounding Bawa’s tenure as EFCC chairman and allegations of bribe-seeking recently levelled against him by former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle.

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, suspended Bawa over “weighty allegations of abuse of office” levelled against him by unidentified persons or institution.