Ex-EFCC Chairman Bawa Released By DSS

The ex-Economic and Financial Crimes Commission chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been released by the Department of State Services after spending 134 days in the custody of the secret police.

According to PUNCH, Bawa was released from the national headquarters of the secret police, ‘Yellow House,’ in Abuja, on Wednesday night.

It would be recalled that Bawa was arrested and detained by the DSS on June 14, 2023, following an invite over undisclosed reasons, after he visited President Bola Tinubu earlier on the same day.

Following his arrest on June 14, 2023, Bawa was being probed for alleged financial impropriety during his active years in the anti-graft agency.

While in custody, Bawa refused to hire a lawyer to represent him.

As of the time of filing this report, the spokesperson for the DSS, and that of the EFCC, Dr Peter Afunanya and Dele Oyewale were not able to respond to calls by our correspondent to explain if Bawa’s release is final.