The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered the arrest of two officers of the Commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female staff of Regional Hotel, Ojo, Lagos.
The officers were sighted in a viral video assaulting the staff of the hotel in an early morning sting operation in Lagos, which yielded a sizable number of suspects who are still being profiled.
In a statement signed by the Head, EFCC Media & Publicity, Olukoyede also ordered detailed investigations into the incident at the hotel and assured that appropriate disciplinary measures would be taken against any of the officers found to be culpable.
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The antigraft boss assures the general public that the EFCC will continue to do its job professionally and with profound respect for the rule of law.
Oyewale said, “The EFCC boss has ordered a detailed investigation into the operation carried out at Regional Hotel, Lagos, and has assured that appropriate disciplinary measures will be taken against any officer found culpable.
“The EFCC will continue to do its job professionally and with profound respect for the rule of law.
“The operation at Regional Hotel yielded a sizable number of suspects who are still being profiled.”
The investigation is ongoing, and the suspects arrested during the raid are still being profiled.
