Alleged protest: EFCC beefs up security at Lagos office
By Clement Omanibe
The Lagos Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos State has mounted a heavy security at the entrance of its Ikoyi office, following a protests allegedly being planned against the commission.
A report in Nation on Friday said that operatives of the Lagos State Anti-Crime Outfit – Rapid Response Squad and men of the Department of State Services – are among the joint security forces stationed at all the routes leading to the EFCC office located at Awolowo Road, Ikoyi.
The Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, had said on Thursday that intelligence at the disposal of some Civil Society Organisations had indicated that a former governor and two former ministers are the orchestrators of the protests.
Earlier, the Commission had raised the alarm that some groups were initiating some protests against it.
A user on X.com identified as #PidomNigeria had shared the demands of the protesters – Concerned Nigeria Youths – in a letter dated July 4, 2024, and addressed to the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede.
The protest is due to take place with a hashtag on X.com as #ReformEFCC.
D’Gallery gathered that the demands include: “Respect our fundamental human rights, Stop indiscriminate arrest and invasion of people’s homes/businesses in the middle of the night like armed robbers, stop the stereotyping and profiling of young innocent Nigerian youths, be more professional and civil in your operations,” among others.
The protest will reportedly take place in some other states across the country — Edo, Enugu, Kwara, Oyo, Gombe, and the Federal Capital Territory, among others.
