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Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has suspended indefinitely the head of the country\u2019s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Abdulrasheed Bawa was asked to step aside in order to allow \u201cproper investigation into his conduct while in office\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Although it\u2019s common for the head of the anti-corruption agency to be removed once a new president gets into office, a government statement said the suspension followed \u201cweighty\u201d allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There have been a number of corruption allegations against the 43-year-old Mr Bawa since he was appointed the EFCC chairman in 2021, which he has denied.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In an interview with BBC Hausa last month, a former governor of the northern Zamfara state accused Mr Bawa of allegedly demanding a $2m (\u00a31.58m) bribe from him. He denied the allegation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nigeria is ranked 150th out of 180 countries in Transparency International\u2019s perception of corruption index.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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