Press statement from EFCC
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC
has been drawn to the falsehood which has been spreading on the social
media that the EFCC has arrested the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice
Walter Onnoghen. This is not only a figment of the imagination of the
purveyor of the fake news, but an evil machination by the creator and
carriers of the news aimed at creating anarchy in the country.
For the record, the EFCC never went to the house of the CJN for arrest neither was invitation extended to him.
Several calls and short messages received all point to the fact that
the brains behind the fake news had one thing in mind: to act as agent
of destabilization. We would not give in to their plots.
One of the architect of the fake news, Femi Fani-Kayode, was quoted
as saying “Why have the EFCC surrounded the home of CJN Onnoghen and why
are they seeking to arrest him? These people want Nigeria to burn!
Buhari call off your dogs before it is too late! This is a democracy and
not a gestapo state! In the name of God let this madness stop”. Another
arrowhead of the fake news, Yinka Odumakin shared a non-existent video
which has gone viral.
We want to assure Nigerians that while we would fight corruption in
line with the mandate setting up the Commission, agents of darkness, in
the likes of Femi Fani-Kayode, Yinka Odumakin and his cohorts, would
never be able to manipulate the people against the Commission.
We also want to assure Fani-Kayode, Yinka Odumakin and other
purveyors of the evil news to be ready to defend their actions in the
court of law as the EFCC will file libel suit against them without
further delay.
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