Admin l Wednesday, August 16, 2017
WUSE, Abuja, Nigeria – Gunmen today raided the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC early this morning shooting sporadically at every object in sight.
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One of the vehicles in the premises hit by bullets during the sporadic shooting. Photo: Saharareporters
“The group of heavily armed bandits invaded the office at about 05.00 hours and began shooting into the premises, damaging vehicles parked in the premises in the process. However, the attack was repelled by guards on duty.
” The hoodlums escaped in a getaway vehicle but not without leaving a message; a white envelope dropped by the fleeing attackers was found to contain a death threat addressed to Ishaku Sharu, a senior investigator with the Commission.
“Ishaku who heads the Foreign Exchange Malpractices Fraud Section is in charge of corruption investigation involving several politically exposed persons and retired military brass hats.
“The attack on the Zone 7 office which houses the Commission’s AMCON Desk, Procurement Fraud and Foreign Exchange Malpractices Sections, is coming few weeks after another investigator, Austin Okwor was shot and wounded by unknown assailants in Port Harcourt, Rivers State”, he said, adding that the latest incident has already been reported to the police for investigation.
