The Spokesman for the commission, Dele Oyewale said this while responding to a video trending on social media on the allegation of attack by the EFCC operatives on protesters.
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has stated that its operatives never shot at the pro-Yahaya Bello protesters who stormed its headquarters on Monday in Abuja
The Spokesman for the commission, Dele Oyewale said this while responding to a video trending on social media on the allegation of attack by the EFCC operatives on protesters.
Oyewale told the News Agency of Nigeria that there was no shooting at any protester at the commission on Monday.
He said the operatives only dispersed the protesters who went to the commission’s headquarters to disrupt activities.
”No arrests were made as claimed by the group.
“Two groups demonstrated at the commission today. The first group came with a letter of commendation in support of the EFCC anti-corruption fight.
”They presented their letter, which was received by the Director of Public Enlightenment Department, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, who promised to deliver their message to the chairman.
”Not quite long, another group came, these people were violent and destructive, the men of the commission had to chase them away.
“Nobody was arrested and there was no shoot out,” he said.
SaharaReporters had reported on Monday that policemen dispersed scores of protesters mobilised by Yahaya Bello to stage a demonstration against the EFCC.
In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the protesters had been seen running helter-skelter from police arrest in Abuja, the country’s capital city.
The protesters were said to have gathered at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, telling the commission to obey a subsisting court order which prevented any further arrest of the former Kogi governor.
SaharaReporters had on Saturday reported the latest development on Bello when the American International School in Abuja said it had returned the advance payment of $760,000 for school fees by Yahaya Bello for his children in the school.