A yet-to-be-identified officer of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee hooked up to the Lagos Division of the anti-graft company has slumped and died.
PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday from a video being circulated on-line that the officer who was not in uniform slumped and died in an undisclosed a part of Lagos State on Sunday.
The video reveals the lifeless physique of the officer being surrounded by sympathisers together with some law enforcement officials who coordinated a search on the deceased officer’s bag.
Following the search, it was found by means of his id card that the person was an officer of the EFCC.
A voice within the video stated, “He works with EFCC. His ID card is with him.”
Confirming the loss of life to our correspondent in a phone dialog on Monday, the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, disclosed that the officer’s loss of life was below investigation.
“Sure, the person is our officer. His loss of life is being investigated. The incident occurred on Sunday,” Oyewale stated.
PUNCH Metro reported on January 15 {that a} suspected Yahoo boy, Joshua Ikechukwu, shot an Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC, Aminu Salisu, throughout a raid within the Onitsha space of Anambra State.
The operatives, who had travelled from the EFCC’s zonal headquarters in Enugu, have been stated to be on a mission to apprehend a gaggle of suspected cyber criminals after they have been ambushed.
Oyewale, who condemned detrimental narratives in regards to the officer’s killing, confused that the fee would guarantee justice is served.
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