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Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two suspected internet fraudsters at the residence of Nigerian singer, John Njeng Njeng a.k.a Skales.
This is coming hours after the singer accused EFCC operatives of illegally invading his home.
The anti-graft commission in a statement, said the suspects who were arrested on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the musician’s house located at House F10, Victoria Crest 4, Lekki, Lagos claimed that Skales is their mentor.
“The suspects: Udemba Chukwuemeka (a.k.a Jody) and Jamal Jamiu Onasola (a.k.a. Jamal) were arrested at the residence of a musician: John Njeng Njeng (a.k.a skales),’ the statement reads.
“The two suspects, suspected of being involved in dating scam, described Njeng as their “mentor”.
“While Chukwuemeka has been in Njeng’s residence for two years, Onasola has only stayed there for few months.
“They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.”
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has before now denied invading the home of singer John Njeng-Ngeng aka Skales.
The singer had on Tuesday morning alleged that some EFCC officials invaded his home with guns and hammers.
Skales claimed, “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 6month old daughter, imagine I had a panic attack Cz of my health issues…. Is this not a crime?”
But in an exclusive phone call with Punch Online, the EFCC 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, they are totally removed from what an EFCC operation looks like.”
Oyewale also noted that the incident might be an allegation, as the invaders could be impersonators of the EFCC roaming around.
“People can make allegations but the authenticity of the allegation viz a viz 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 called on 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 it’s an EFCC thing, because we don’t have such things,” Oyewale added.
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