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Nigeria’s Buhari sacks top civil servant after corruption probe

By Staff Writer 30 Oct 2017 1 Min Read Save

Last updated: 30 Oct 2017, 17:09

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari delivers the first televised speech since returning home after three months of medical leave in Britain, in Abuja, Nigeria August 21, 2017. Nigeria Presidency/Handout via Reuters

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ABUJA – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday sacked the country’s most senior civil servant, his spokesman said.

Babachir Lawal, secretary to the government of the federation, was sacked after a report into corruption allegations recommended his dismissal, the president’s spokesman said in a statement.

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