PRESIDENT Mohammadu Buhari on Monday, October 30, terminated the appointment of Babachir Lawal, secretary to government of the Federation and Ayo Oke, a former director general Nigeria Intelligence Agency, NIA.

Both Lawal and Oke were suspended in April for their alleged complicit in separate corrupt practices.

A three-man committee comprising Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Babagana Monguno, national security adviser and Abubakar Malami, attorney-general and minister of Justice, was set up by Buhari to investigate the allegations against the two men.

Lawal was grilled by the Osinbajo-led three-man panel over the N220 million meant for welfare of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in North-East, while Oke was suspended over the discovery of large amounts of foreign and local currencies by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, over which the NIA made a claim.

The committee’s report was submitted in August but the president is yet to take action on it.

– Oct 30, 2017 @ 15:37 GMT |