The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted allegations of invading the home of Nigerian singer John Njeng-Ngeng, popularly known as Skales.
Skales had on Tuesday morning alleged that some officials of the commission invaded his home with guns and hammers.
He stated, “So #officialEFCC pulled up to my house with 3 men with guns and some with sticks and hammers, lol. They broke my back door while I was sleeping on the bed with my 6-month-old daughter. Imagine I had a panic attack because of my health issues. Is this not a crime?”
However, in a phone call with reporters, the commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, stated that such claims were unfounded, adding that officials of the anti-graft agency do not operate in such a manner.
He said, “Number 1, we don’t invade. Number 2, we don’t conduct any raids. Number 3, there are ways and rules to identify a regular EFCC operative.
“So, to all intents and purposes, all of his claims are totally removed from what an EFCC operation looks like.”
Oyewale further stated that the incident might be an allegation, as the invaders could be impersonators of the anti-graft agency roaming around.
“People can make allegations, but the authenticity of the allegation versus the reality on the ground concerning any organisation you’re talking about is important.
“There are impersonations all around, all over the place. So, they are not. We are very polite. We don’t do all those things,” Oyewale said.
He also urged the singer to show evidence of his claims.
“And I will want him to come forward, if he has photo evidence or video evidence, to show that’s an EFCC thing, because we don’t have such things,” Oyewale added.
