Few days after a new Chairman was appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Department of State Services, DSS, has reportedly freed the former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa.

According to a report by the PUNCH, the release came after exactly 134 days when he was arrested by the secret police, following his suspension by the President.

The newspaper confirm that Bawa was released from the national headquarters of the secret police, ‘Yellow House,’ in Abuja, on Wednesday night.

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.

It was gathered that following Bawa’s arrest on June 14, 2023, he was being probed for alleged financial impropriety during his active years in the anti-graft agency.

Sources privy to the development, the newspaper said, also revealed that the embattled ex-EFCC boss refused to hire a legal representative despite his confinement.

The spokesperson for the DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, confirmed the release in a very terse WhatssApp message saying, "DSS confirms release of former EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, a few hours ago (today, 25th October, 2023.)