The purported photo of EFCC office crowded with suspects
Nigeria's main anti-graft agency, the EFCC has released a photo while reacting to a report about their Port Harcourt office.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has broken its
silence after trending tweet surfaced allegedly showing pictures
purported to be the EFCC Port Harcourt Zonal Office Holding Cell.
The photo shared on Twitter showed many people crowded in the building purported arrested over an offence.
Reacting, EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade, in a statement on Tuesday,
said the photos were a mischief and a calculated attempt to smear the
agency’s reputation.
It noted that EFCC has a high degree of decency and cannot be the
open dumping facility, surrounded by razor-wired walls, depicted in the
picture.
“It is important to further clarify that EFCC detention centres
are known for their remarkable care for detainees in line with our
avowed respect for human rights and dignity.
Photo of EFCC office shared by the commission on social media
“The Commission can state without fear of contradiction that
our Port Harcourt detention facility, like all others across the
country, is further bolstered by a well-equipped medical centre that
attends to the health needs of detainees, who are further fed three
square meals daily from the same canteen that service officers and men
of the Commission eat from”
Orilade added that were it not so, suspects standing trial for
corruption would not prefer to be remanded in the custody of the
Commission to those of the nation’s Correctional Centres.
The EFCC noted that it is a responsible law enforcement agency,
locally and internationally acclaimed for its outstanding achievements
in the fight against corruption in the country.
The commission also released the image of its holding facility at the Port Harcourt Zonal office.
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