Admin lThursday, August 26, 2021
LAGOS, Nigeria – Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC earlier today carried out a raid at the home of former housemate of the Big Brother reality show, Dorathy Bachor. The incident was so frustrating to the BBN star that she lamented how unsafe it is to live in Nigeria.
She also said officials of the commission broke into home in the guise of chasing after a suspected internet fraudster. She said she was embarrassed when they bashed into her home.
In a swift reaction to the development, the EFCC said officials were forced to break into the apartment when the reality TV star refused to open her doors for operatives of the commission.
“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 the 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”, the EFCC said.
