Pastor Emmanuel Omale
Malik Yahya/
The suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu, allegedly used an Abuja-based clergy, Pastor Emmanuel Omale, as cover to acquire a N573 million property in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Omale is the founder of the Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, Abuja.
The allegation against Magu is reportedly contained in the report of the Presidential Committee on Audit of Recovered Assets (PCARA), which probed assets recovered by the EFCC from May 2015 to May 2020.
The report alleged that Omale was used by Magu to launder funds.
He was reportedly uncovered during an investigation on EFCC’s activities by the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).
According to the report, the clergy bought a landed property on behalf of Magu worth N573 million in Dubai.
Magu is currently being interrogated by a presidential panel headed by retired Justice Ayo Salami, former president of the Court of Appeal.
He has been accused of not being transparent in managing assets recovered by the commission.
Magu was arrested on Monday by a combined team of officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) and Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) after failing to honour two invitations from the panel.
He has been detained since then and the police authorities on Thursday withdrew his security details.
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