Wahab Shittu, the lawyer to suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has revealed what his client is expecting from the presidential panel probing allegations of corruption against him.

Reacting to a comment by the Media Aide to the President, Mr Garba Shehu, asking Nigerians to expect surprises from the panel report, Shittu said that the only surprise his client expect from the panel report is a positive one.

The counsel to Mr Magu noted his client remains optimistic, adding that his client will today submit his defence to the panel.

He said: “We remain optimistic. We expect positive surprises in favour of the innocence of our client.”