BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR--The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday debunked report by Sahara Reporters and headlined: “BREAKING: Operatives of Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC, NDLEA Shoot At Students During Raid on Kwara State University Hostels”.
According to the commission in a statement released today, the report was fabricated as the Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC neither visited Kwara State University on Thursday, February 22, 2024, nor had any joint operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
The statement noted that the “only operation by the Commission happened a day earlier and involved the arrest of 48 students of Kwara State University. It was a well-coordinated and professional exercise devoid of any incident. And no other agency was involved in the operation.”
The commission however enjoined the public to be wary of fabricated stories designed to mislead the public about the works of the EFCC or incite the people against the Commission.
It noted that “EFCC remains focused, un-fazed by blackmail and totally committed to its mandate of tackling all forms of economic and financial crimes in Nigeria.”
