Acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, has been arrested by men of the Department of State Security (DSS).
A source at the EFCC confirmed the arrest a short while ago.
He was arrested on Monday afternoon and is now undergoing interrogation at the DSS Headquarters In Aso Drive.
However, Magu’s spokesperson, Tony Amokeodo, said the EFCC chairman was only invited by officials of the DSS.
Details later…
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