10 days’ detention: if anything illegal has been done, seek redress – Presidency tells Magu

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina, has said the former Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), should seek redress if he feels his invitation and 10 days’ detention was illegal. Mr Adesina equally said the invitation of Magu by Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential panel was in his best interest.

Adesina stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme on Wednesday.

According to him, Magu was only invited to tell his side of the story.

On whether Magu’s 10-day detention was illegal, Adesina said: “if anything illegal has been done, there are ways to seek redress for it. However, I think it is in the best interest of everybody, including Magu, for the panel to have invited him to hear his side of the story.

“I can tell you on authority that before this became a public issue, the panel had been sitting for weeks. When the panel established some grounds for Mr. Magu to be invited, President Buhari then gave approval for him to be invited and he was invited and he came.”

Adesina also noted that Magu, who was released on bail on Wednesday, was told to step aside to allow for a proper investigation.