EFCC INCREASES SECURITY AT LAGOS OFFICE OVER PLANNED PROTEST

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos State Command has beefed up security at its entrance in the wake of a planned protest.

The operatives of the Lagos State Anti-Crime Outfit – Rapid Response Squad and men of the Department of State Services are among the joint security forces stationed at all routes leading to the EFCC office located at Awolowo Road in the Ikoyi area of the state.

On Thursday, the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale said intelligence at the disposal of some Civil Society Organisations showed that a former governor and two former ministers are behind the protests being organised against the EFCC.

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This is in response to the commission’s warning that certain organisations were preparing a string of anti-commission demonstrations.

The demands of the protesters, Concerned Nigeria Youths, were uploaded by a user on X.com going by the handle #PidomNigeria. The letter was addressed to Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the EFCC, on July 4, 2024.

The protest is due to take place with a hashtag on X.com as #ReformEFCC.