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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has admitted storming the home of a popular Nigerian singer John Njeng-Ngeng aka Skales to arrest two suspected internet fraudsters at House F10, Victoria Crest 4, Lekki, Lagos.
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A statement by the acting spokesman of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale said the arrest was carried out by operatives of the Lagos Command on Tuesday, October 10 at the residence of the musician.
The suspects according to Oyewale are: Udemba Chukwuemeka( a.k.a Jody) and Jamal Jamiu Onasola( a.k.a. Jamal).
He said the two suspects, suspected of being involved in dating scam, described Njeng as their “mentor”. While Chukwuemeka has been in Njeng’s residence for two years, Onasola has only stayed there for few months, Oyewale said.
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He added that they will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
Earlier when the singer alleged that some EFCC officials invaded his home with guns and hammers, the commission discarded the claim as unfounded.
Skales claimed, “So #officialEFCC pulled up to my house with 3 men with guns and some with sticks and hammers lol, they broke my back door while I was sleeping on the bed with my 6month old daughter, imagine I had a panic attack because of my health issues…. Is this not a crime?”
Oyewale in his reaction this morning said: “Number 1, we don’t invade. Number 2, we don’t conduct any raids. Number 3, there are ways and rules to identify a regular EFCC operative.
“So, to all intents and purposes, all of his claims, they are totally removed from what an EFCC operation looks like.”
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Oyewale also noted that the incident might be an allegation, as the invaders could be impersonators of the EFCC roaming around.
“People can make allegations but the authenticity of the allegation viz a viz the reality on the ground concerning any organisation you’re talking about is important.
“There are impersonations all around, all over the place. So, they are not. We are very polite. We don’t do all those things,” Oyewale said.
He also called on the singer to show evidence of his claims.
“And I will want him to come forward, if he has photo evidence or video evidence, to show that’s it’s an EFCC thing, because we don’t have such things,” Oyewale added.
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