EFCC Denies Arresting Adenuga, Others

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja

The Economic and Financial Services Commission, EFCC has described reports that appeared on its website this morning on the arrest of billionaire businessman, Mike Adenuga and Femi Otedola and other marketers involved in importation of petroleum products into Nigeria as false.

In a press release signed by Wilson Uwajaren, EFCC Acting Head of Media, the anti graft commission said the story was planted on its website by hackers.

The statement reads: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to a report that appeared on its website this morning and entitled, Fuel Subsidy Scam: EFCC Detains Adenuga, Otedola, Others.

“The Commission wishes to inform the general public that the said report which is purportedly signed by Femi Babafemi, a former Head of Media and Publicity did not originate from it.

“Mr. Babafemi has since ceased to be the Commission’s Head of Media. He is therefore not in position to sign any statement on behalf of the EFCC.

“The statement is purely the work of hackers who breached the site and should be disregarded.

“Efforts are being made to track and arrest the persons behind the breach”, the anti graft agency concluded.