Disorder while EFCC rejects attacking Ambode’s house
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode The EFCC, in a statement on its Instagram page on Tuesday said it had been inundated with calls that operatives of the Commission raided the residence of the former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode. “We need to state for the records that the EFCC did not raid Ambode’s house.
It is instructive that his administration, like other former governors is under investigation, since they no longer constitutionally enjoy immunity against prosecution. Photos: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, others celebrate Lateef Jakande at 90(Opens in a new browser tab) “The Commission hereby states with high sense of responsibility that the operatives did not raid Ambode’s residence. “Whatever the Commission is presently doing with regards to the investigation is in line with its mandate and the rule of law.
“We wish to inform the social media to be circumspect in the reportage of any news with regards to investigation activities of the Commission,” the statement said. “Our operations are always covert until at a time when we file charges in court. BREAKING: N9.9bn fraud: EFCC allegedly storms Ambode’s residence (VIDEO)(Opens in a new browser tab) “Therefore, the attempt to cast the Commission in a bad light is unacceptable as the EFCC will never engage in illegal act.
We remain committed to the war against corruption.” Meanwhile, a trending video on a twitter handle @iamsegmartins, however, showed some angry residence of Epe community speaking on the raid. A voice in the background of the video could be heard saying that youths of the area prevented EFCC personnel from gaining access to the former governor’s residence.
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