The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to a recent arrest made last week by overzealous officers. Some operatives in Benue had stormed a pastry firm in Makurdi and picked up Ms Mnena Ato, the Managing Director Star Shawarma and her staff over a deficit of N100 in a transaction. EFCC spokesman, Dele
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to a recent arrest made last week by overzealous officers.
EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Monday sent to DAILY POST, noted that the commission has commenced investigations into the circumstances of the incident. Oyewale said it is not in the character of the EFCC to act arbitrarily and that the commission is always guided by global best practices in its operations.
“As the Commission continues to pursue its mandate of ridding the nation of economic and financial crimes, appropriate sanctions would be placed on whoever is found to have acted out of character regarding the Benue arrest”, it read.She wrote on her Facebook page: “The CEO of Star Shawarma was arrested and detained by EFCC officials in Makurdi. A female EFCC staff member ordered and paid for an item, she was supposed to pay N1500 but made an online transaction of N1600 instead.
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