No fewer than 10 operatives of The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested by the Commission over their suspected involvement in the disappearance of some missing items.
The Commission disclosed this in a statement signed by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media and Publicity, on Wednesday.
According to the Commission, their arrest is in line with the Agency’s efforts to rid the Commission off ”bad eggs.”
The statement mentioned that the arrested operatives, are already being interrogated as investigations continue.
”In its continuing efforts to sweep the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, clean of corrupt tendencies, 10 officers of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, are being detained over investigation of some missing items involving them.
”The officers, who were arrested last week on the directives of the Executive Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede are answering questions related to the theft of some operational items that they could not account for.
”Investigators are making good progress and those found culpable will be subjected to internal disciplinary processes”
