Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has been placed head of the economic and financial crimes unit, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on indefinite administrative leave for abuse of office.
The suspension was due to “weighty allegations of abuse of office”, against Bawa, a statement from the presidency said late on Wednesday June 14 2023.
The move came a week after the president suspended the country’s central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele.
Local media have reported that Bawa is currently being interrogated by Nigeria’s secret police, like Emefiele.
A spokesman for the unit, officially known as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) did not immediately respond to calls for comment.
Created 20 years ago, the EFCC investigates and prosecutes financial crimes, including money laundering and corruption.