EFCC chairman suspended pending investigation into conduct while in office 

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdul Rasheed Bawa has been suspended by President Bola Tinubu 

Bawa’s suspension, according to a statement by the Director, Information, SGF Office, Willie Basse, is to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office.

The statement reads, “This follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.

“Mr. Bawa has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Director of Operations in the Commission, who will oversee the affairs of the Office of the Chairman of the Commission pending the conclusion of the investigation.”