The suspected fraudsters: Favour Itung, Rachael Ande, Zuleiman Haruna, Abubakar Ismaila and Solomon Olobatoke, were arrested without incident. However, after the sting operation, six military personnel who witnessed the operation at Disney Chicken Eatery, stormed the Kaduna Command and attempted to forcibly release the arrested fraud suspects.
They were subdued and detained over the security breach. The intruders are four Air Force personnel: Lawal Abdullahi, Chukwuma Chidi Christian, Alfa Suleiman and Emmanuel Ekwozor, and two students of Nigerian Air Force Institute of Technology, AFIT: Chidera Anuba and Joseph Tokula.
While in detention, there were inter-agency communication and discussions by the leadership of the EFCC and the Nigerian Air Force, NAF to resolve the issues. Unfortunately, dialogue on the release of the combative Air Force personnel broke down on Friday, November 17, 2023 when some unruly NAF Officers stormed the Kaduna Command in a commando-style, to forcefully release their detained colleagues. The EFCC exercised restraint in the face of the provocation and flagrant abuse of power.
The Commission continued to engage with the leadership of the Nigeria Air Force and released the officers to the NAF Provost after they had been duly profiled. The EFCC wishes to assure the public that it will continue to carry out its statutory mandate of tackling all cases of economic and financial crimes, without let or hindrance.
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ReplyDeleteThere was a country.
ReplyDeleteFamily matter
ReplyDeleteHappened before.. and will continue to happen in a failed or failing government.
ReplyDeleteEFCC has no right to arrest a service personnel, no matter the offence.
ReplyDeleteThe right to do is this: Go to the authorities concerned and present the issue. Then they will court martial the personnel concerned, dismiss him and release him to the EFCC.
@TheBest your comment is the best. You really understand the protocol for the arrest of an erring military personnel. ππΎ
DeleteAnon15:00 yes naπ.
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