Men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, were seen in a viral video today invading the popular Regional Hotel in Ojo, Lagos State.
They went from room to room in what was later said to be a search for fraudsters.
In one of the rooms seen on CCTV camera, they beat up a lady suspected to be an employee after which they ransacked the room picked up some items.
The EFCC has however, issued a disclaimer on the operation and ordered the arrest of the officers.
According to an announcement monitored on its X page, the commission said: Regional Hotel Operation: Olukoyede Orders Arrest of Officers Involved in Unprofessional Conduct
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. The operation yielded a sizable number of suspects who are still being profiled.
The EFCC’s boss has also ordered detailed investigations of the operation carried out at the hotel and assured that appropriate disciplinary measures would be taken against any of the officers found to be culpable.
Olukoyede assures the general public that the EFCC would continue to ply its job professionally and with profound respect for the rule of law.
Dele Oyewale
Head, Media & Publicity
June 27, 2024
