The controversy surrounding the suspended acting chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has now affected other senior officials of the commission, leading to the suspension of many of them, PREMIUM TIMES reports.

Among those suspended is the EFCC Executive Secretary Olanipekun Olukoyede, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.

Other major unit heads in at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja as well as some zonal heads were also affected by the suspension, this newspaper learnt.

At least 11 officials were said to have been affected by the suspension although an official memo has not been issued on the matter.

However, some of the affected officials, who spoke to this newspaper, confirmed the situation.

“I wrote and sent in my handing over note yesterday (Tuesday),” the head of a major EFCC unit in Abuja said, asking not to be named for fear of victimisation.

Our sources said among the unit heads suspended were those of legal unit, economic governance unit and tax fraud unit.

An official of the commission also confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES in a phone interview that Mr Olukoyede was suspended, but declined to confirm that of the other officials involved.

Asked the reason for the suspension, the official refused to provide a reason.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that many of the officials affected by the suspension including Mr Olukoyode had been appearing at the presidential investigation panel probing allegations against Mr Magu.