The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has condemned the actions of one of its former staff, Olakunle Alex Folarin, who was recently spotted participating in a matchmaking programme on social media platforms hosted by popular entertainer Lege Miami.
Following his dismissal for certificate falsification, the agency ordered his immediate arrest for retaining official property of the commission, including an identity card.
Folarin worked as a driver for the commission’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate, according to a statement sent on Monday on its official X feed.
He was, however, sacked after investigations revealed that he had faked his academic credentials.
It said, “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, condemned in the strongest terms the involvement of one of its former staff, Olakunle Alex Folarin, in a matchmaking programme running on Lege Miami social media platforms.”
“Folarin was recently dismissed from the Commission for certificate forgery. He was a driver at the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the EFCC.”
The statement added that the Commission’s Executive Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has ordered Folarin to be arrested and emphasised that Folarin’s actions should not be associated with the commission.
“The Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has ordered his arrest for being in possession of some of the Commission’s properties, including an identity card, which he should have handed over upon being dismissed from the EFCC.
“The public is advised against associating Folarin’s post-dismissal conduct with the EFCC,” the statement concluded.
