26 November 2022
Five fake Economic Fraud Crime Commission, EFCC operatives who have been terrorising members of the publi in Asaba, the state capital have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Friday in Asaba.
He said, “Following a series of complaints received from members of the public, especially from the youths, alleging that EFCC operatives usually break into their houses at night, forcefully arrest them, take them away and extort huge sums of money from them.
“On November 16, 2022, the command received another complaint from a victim, whose house was stormed at night by the syndicate.
They gained entrance into the compound by scaling the fence, broke into his apartment, forcefully abducted and took him away in a white Toyota Hiace bus.
According to the victim, they forcefully collected his phones from him, other valuables worth N3,700,000, made cash transfer of N2,500,000 and told him that they would come for him again.
on getting to the Head Bridge, the boundary between Delta and Anambra State,
“Five other victims also reported to the command and made statements on how they were robbed of about N15,000,000. It became clear that it is the activities of hoodlums, pretending to be EFCC operatives.
“The Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Ali, directed the Command Decoy Squad to investigate, ensure that they are arrested and brought to book.
The PPRO said the officers of the police acted on credible information trailed them to their hideout in a hotel located in Asaba.”
” The hoodlums were on standby in the hotel planning their next operation when police swooped on them and arrested five suspects including leader of the syndicate, 29 years old Prince Allison” the PPRO stated
