The Economic And Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has reacted to a report making rounds online that his operatives raided home of All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Some media houses earlier reported that EFCC raided the contestant house and recovered a huge sum of 400 billion naira.
Reacting to the news, EFCC through it head of media called the report fake and urged Nigerians to disregard the report.
Read The Press Release Below:
EFCC Press Release:
EFCC Did Not Raid Tinubu’s Home
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a report circulating in the social media, claiming that operatives of the Commission raided the home of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, standard-bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming presidential elections and recovered a humongous sum of N400billion.
The Commission wishes to state that no such operation was carried out by the EFCC. The public is enjoined to disregard the report as fake news.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
19/02/2023