The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)has responded to a post on Instagram by one Dorothy Bachor, alleging that operatives of the anti graft broke into her home in the early hours of Monday, 23rd August, 2021.
Recall that Dorathy, who emerged the 1st runner up of the Big Brother Naija, Lockdown season, condemned the act.
Expressing her anger via a post on her Instagram page, the Delta state indigene shared some pictures of the supposed EFCC officials.
The Commission while reacting on the claim in a statement confirmed that operatives from the Lagos Command of the Commission, acting on verified intelligence, executed a Search Warrant at a block of flats located in the Lekki area of Lagos on Monday, during which nine internet fraud suspects were arrested.
According to the anti graft agency, Ms. Bachor’s apartment happened to be one of the flats in the building, adding that EFCC operatives had knocked on her entrance door, identified themselves as being from the Commission on a mission to execute a Search Warrant, thus refused entry, for several minutes by Bachor’s sister.
The statement added that the operatives were left with no choice than to force their way in, lest suspects escape or destroy vital evidence.
The statement via the anti graft verified facebook page said: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been drawn to a post on Instagram by one Dorothy Bachor, alleging that operatives of the Commission broke into her home in the early hours of today, 23rd August, 2021
The Commission can confirm that operatives from the Lagos Command of the Commission, acting on verified intelligence, executed a Search Warrant at a block of flats located in the Lekki area of Lagos on Monday, 23rd August, 2021 during which nine internet fraud suspects were arrested.
Ms. Bachor’s apartment happened to be one of the flats in the building. EFCC operatives had knocked on her entrance door, identified themselves as being from the Commission on a mission to execute a Search Warrant. But they were refused entry, for several minutes by Bachor’s sister.
The operatives were left with no choice than to force their way in, lest suspects escape or destroy vital evidence.
It is important to state that law abiding citizens have no reason to refuse the execution of a validly obtained Search Warrant.
And, contrary to the information making the rounds in the social media, Ms. Bachor was not present during the operation and the anti- EFCC stories about her coming out half-naked among other fantastical details appear to have been invented to fit the pattern she and other internet-fueled stars so desperately want to push about the EFCC.
It is important to reiterate that nine alleged internet fraud suspects were apprehended in the block of flats housing Ms. Bachor’s apartment.
