Admin l Saturday, November 06, 2021
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has described as fake photographs circulating on the internet purported to be that of officials of the commission with Obi Cubana who was at the Abuja office of the commission for two days.
Obi Cubana was arrested by the EFCC in relation to alleged money laundering, which many say might be connected with the unusual display of affluence during the burial of his mother few months ago.
In a statement, EFCC said the picture circulating online purported to be that of officials posing with the billionaire while he was in EFCC custody for interrogation is fake.
“The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to fake news trending on social media with the caption, “EFCC Crew poses for quick photograph with billionaire socialite and businessman Obi Cubana”.
“The caption is as fake as any fake news can ever be because, at no time during his ongoing investigation, period in custody or release did Obi Cubana pose for photographs with EFCC staff”, the EFCC said.
It added that Deji Adesogan, A.K.A. Uncle Deji, a popular security analyst, using his social media handle, has debunked the fake news, saying,
“This post is deliberately misleading, this picture was taken at 7th October 2021 during a book launch of Colonel Chukwu Obasi at Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja in which Obi Cubana attended as a guest”.
“Members of the public are therefore advised to ignore the fake news and misleading imputation which has been traced to the social media account of Sabi Radio (sabiradio), which first went to town with the fake news at 1.06 pm on 5 November, 2021. Sabiradio’s watermark is telltale on the photograph”, the EFCC said, adding that it will not hesitate to take urgent necessary steps to address this and other fake news seeking to drag EFCC’s hard-won name and professional reputation in the mud.
