Senate React
Sources
allege N49m recovered at Kaduna airport was a stunt by commission.
But even as Magu attempted to cry out over his indictment by the DSS and the breach of his fundamental human rights, a principle he has repeatedly abused in his position as head on the EFCC, sources in the Senate informed THISDAY on Wednesday that they had discovered that the discovery of N49 million at the Kaduna airport on Tuesday by agents of the commission was a publicity stunt pulled off by the EFCC.
According to a source, the N49 million was allegedly planted by officials of the EFCC at the airport exactly one day before Magu’s screening and confirmation by the Senate to give the semblance of an agency head that was competent and one with a wide dragnet.
He said: “We have it on good authority that the N49 million was planted by the EFCC to create the impression that Magu is working and a major crime-bursting czar.
“But it was such a lousy job, because of the manner it was carried it out. For one, why would someone moving cash runaway if it was legitimate? It is not a crime to move about or travel with large volumes of cash and a lot of traders in this country do so.
“Second, even if the person who was travelling with the N49 million was trying to conceal it, he would not have used plain sacks as the money would have been very easy to detect on the scanners at the airport.
“If the person was concealing the N49 million, he would have used suitcases and tried to use clothes or books to cover the cash. Even at that, the scanners at the Kaduna airport, which you should remember is currently the cynosure of all eyes, would have still picked up the money.
But even as Magu attempted to cry out over his indictment by the DSS and the breach of his fundamental human rights, a principle he has repeatedly abused in his position as head on the EFCC, sources in the Senate informed THISDAY on Wednesday that they had discovered that the discovery of N49 million at the Kaduna airport on Tuesday by agents of the commission was a publicity stunt pulled off by the EFCC.
According to a source, the N49 million was allegedly planted by officials of the EFCC at the airport exactly one day before Magu’s screening and confirmation by the Senate to give the semblance of an agency head that was competent and one with a wide dragnet.
He said: “We have it on good authority that the N49 million was planted by the EFCC to create the impression that Magu is working and a major crime-bursting czar.
“But it was such a lousy job, because of the manner it was carried it out. For one, why would someone moving cash runaway if it was legitimate? It is not a crime to move about or travel with large volumes of cash and a lot of traders in this country do so.
“Second, even if the person who was travelling with the N49 million was trying to conceal it, he would not have used plain sacks as the money would have been very easy to detect on the scanners at the airport.
“If the person was concealing the N49 million, he would have used suitcases and tried to use clothes or books to cover the cash. Even at that, the scanners at the Kaduna airport, which you should remember is currently the cynosure of all eyes, would have still picked up the money.
“Besides, the fact that all the
cash was in fresh mint wraps and in some cases small denominations of N50
notes, showed that the cash was taken out of the CBN by a government agency,
because no sensible person would accept that volume of cash from his bank in
N50 denominations, as smaller denominations are more difficult to handle and
carry due to the volume.
“Magu was simply trying to pull the wool over our eyes with that stunt. That is why the phantom owner of the N49 million was never caught.
“Otherwise, the EFCC should explain to us how the so-called owner got to know that EFCC operatives were coming to seize the cash and was able to make a quick getaway in a public place like the Kaduna airport.”
I sense reality from this.
“Magu was simply trying to pull the wool over our eyes with that stunt. That is why the phantom owner of the N49 million was never caught.
“Otherwise, the EFCC should explain to us how the so-called owner got to know that EFCC operatives were coming to seize the cash and was able to make a quick getaway in a public place like the Kaduna airport.”
I sense reality from this.
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