UPDATE: EFCC WARNS OF PLANNED PROTEST AGAINST COMMISSION

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The public has been made aware of what the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) described as a plot by an unknown entity to incite a protest against the Commission.

In a statement released by the Commission and signed by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the group said that in the past few days, it has been aggressively using social media to recruit gullible young Nigerians, including students, to take up “arms” against the EFCC.

According to the report, the devious effort is being framed as opposition to the Commission’s operational initiatives, particularly with regard to the implementation of the laws pertaining to cybercrimes.

“The Commission, while not averse to protests by citizens, is alarmed by emerging evidence that suggest a grand design by corrupt elements under investigation or prosecution by the Commission to exploit the so-called protest to orchestrate a national uprising that may threaten the peace and security of our dear nation.

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“As a responsible law enforcement organisation, the Commission will not tolerate any breakdown of law and order anywhere in the country especially around its office locations across Nigeria.

“EFCC, working in concert with sister security agencies, is therefore taking necessary measures to deal with possible threats to the peace and security of Nigeria,” the statement read.

The Commission, however, appealed to parents, guardians and heads of tertiary institutions to take responsibility in ensuring that their wards are not recruited to be used as cannon fodder in a proxy war against the Commission by vested corrupt interests.

“The war being waged by the Commission against corruption and cybercrime is to protect the future of the youth of this country.

“That future is imperilled if Nigeria degenerates further in global reckoning as a den of fraudsters,” it added.