Ibrahim Magu (born 5 May 1962), is a Nigerian police officer who served as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC from 9 November 2015, until his suspension on 7 July 2020.
[9] Magu remains unconfirmed as the Chairman of EFFC[10] which is one of the challenges and controversies being faced by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari on appointments and nominations confirmation.
[14] At the end of the 8th Regional Conference of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa held at Transcorp Hilton (Abuja, Nigeria) on 19 May 2018, Magu emerged as their new chairman.
[20] On 6 July 2020, Magu was arrested for corruption charges related to finances he allegedly embezzled for, among other things, supporting his lavish living and traveling expenses.
[23][24][25] The panel had specifically recommended that Magu should be removed “for failing to properly account for N431,000,000.00 security votes/information fund released to the office of the Executive Chairman of EFCC between November 2015 and May 2020”.
[22] Magu was exonerated on 4 October 2022 over a false claim that Pastor Emmanuel Omale of the Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry and his wife, Deborah, had laundered 573 million naira for him.
[38] The research suggests that such linguistic manipulation, expressed as public opinion on Twitter, diminishes the suffering experienced by victims of online fraud.