EFCC speaks on invasion of radio station in Enugu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has cleared the aerial implicit the alleged penetration of Urban Radio 94.5FM, Enugu by a squad from its Enugu Zonal Directorate connected Monday, October 14.

A connection by EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale connected Tuesday, said 4 officers of the committee went to the vigor presumption to invitation 1 Favour Ekoh, big of Prime Time, a programme moving astatine the station, for an alleged N700 cardinal ponzi scam but were blocked and yet locked wrong the premises.

He said Ekoh is being investigated by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the EFCC successful the alleged fraud involving astir 50 victims. He noted that according to the victims, Ekoh allegedly lured them into investing successful a strategy “Life Trading” successful a company, Leverage Index Limited, wherever they were offered returns connected concern of 10 per cent of their capitals aft a play of time.

The connection read: “The victims alleged that aft investing their wealth into the institution located astatine No. 1 Colliery Street, Okpara Avenue, Enugu State, the institution closed its bureau with nary instrumentality connected concern oregon main returned to the victims. Ekoh allegedly invited the victims into the concern and she remained the lone nexus the victims could hold.

He said astatine the vigor station, the officers decently identified themselves and explained their ngo to the wide manager of the presumption Bamikole Omoyomi but successful a twist the officers were held hostage due to the fact that the gross was locked some successful and out.

Oyewale said the EFCC officers were near with nary enactment than to telephone for a rescue squad who yet arrested Ekoh, Omoyomi and the 2 information guards that locked them wrong the premises.

EFCC insisted that Ekoh was not arrested portion on-air neither were lawful activities of the presumption disrupted arsenic falsely speculated adding that the manager and the 2 information guards person been released aft making statements.

While pledging its loyalty to the media, EFCC said unlawful obstruction of officers of the committee carrying retired their duties was unacceptable and called connected the International Press Institute, IPI, and the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, to analyse the behaviour of the presumption successful the airy of integrity and ethical nonrecreational practice.