The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has clarified the circumstances surrounding the arrest of students of Kwara State University, KWASU, on Wednesday even as it denied any fatality or a joint operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
The EFCC said the report was fabricated as the Ilorin Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency neither visited the institution on Thursday, February 22, 2024, nor had any joint operation with the NDLEA.
Spokesperson of the commission, Dele Oyewale disclosed that the only operation by the Commission happened a day earlier and involved the arrest of 48 students of KWASU.
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It noted that the exercise was well-coordinated, devoid of any incident, adding that no other agency was involved in the operation.
Oyewale enjoined the public to be wary of fabricated stories designed to mislead them about the works of the EFCC or incite the people against the Commission.
He maintained that the EFCC remains focused, unfazed by blackmail and totally committed to its mandate of tackling all forms of economic and financial crimes in Nigeria.
Credible News reported earlier that Kwara State Zonal Command of the EFCC, arrested 48 students of the institution and two others for offenses bordering on internet fraud.
The agency disclosed that the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, in their various hideouts following days of surveillance and intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet-related crimes, and will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.
