According to Daily Trust, Magu, whose sack was rumoured last week, was clad in a white babaringa and left the Presidential Villa without speaking to newsmen.

The Senate had refused to confirm Magu as the anti-graft agency's chairman due to a report from the Department of State Security (DSS) which indicted him.

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Buhari has since directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubabar Malami, to investigate the matter.