Mr. Tosin Ojaomo, a lawyer to former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has said his client is on suspension and has not yet been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Ojaomo, on Tuesday, reacted to the appointment of a 40-year-old Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new chairman of the EFCC.

 He disclosed that Magu had only been suspended by the President, till date, he had neither received a letter of termination nor further instruction.

He said “Magu has not yet been sacked by the President. He was put on suspension pending the outcome of the probe by the panel. He has not yet been sacked.”

Magu, who served as acting chairman of the EFCC from 2015 to 2020, was rejected twice by the Senate.

He was suspended along with several others for allegedly mismanaging funds of the commission, an allegation which he vehemently denied.