EFCC Officer Killed In Awka, Mixed Reactions From Nigerians, 9jaglover Reports.
An Assistant Superintendent of the Economic And Financial Crimes Comission,EFCC, ASE II, Aminu Shahabi Salisu was on Friday 17th January 2024 killed by an alleged Yahoo boy in Awka Anambra State.
According to media reports, the alleged yahoo boy opened fire after the group barged into his home by 3 a.m in the morning.
This sad development has generated lot of public opinion on social media with many supporting the action of the alleged Yahoo boy.
Meanwhile, the body on the 1st of November 2023 banned it’s officers from carrying out night raids as reported by PUNCH NEWPAPER https://punchng.com/breaking-efcc-chairman-bans-night-raids-by-operatives/.
Reacting to the incident, the body disclosed that their officers were on official duty when one ikechukwu opened fire.
“Salisu, alongside other investigators of the EFCC, were at Dr. J.O. Ukwutinife Close, Ifite, Awka, Anambra State, to arrest some suspected internet fraudsters in the early hours of January 17. The operation was duly documented at the Anambra State Command Headquarters and Area Command of the Nigeria Police in line with operational protocols.
The operation was initially smooth sailing with 37 suspected internet fraudsters already arrested at a two-storey building housing Ikechukwu and other occupants of the house.
However, Ikechukwu, who sighted the investigators through a CCTV Camera mounted at his doorpost and who also confessed sighting them, declined to open his door for the investigators who politely demanded entrance to his apartment. Defying all the introduction and physical sighting of the investigators, he resorted to firing shots at them and killed Salisu in the process and wounded another officer detailed to conduct a search in his apartment”
However, they described Ikechukwu as someone who involved in internet coding and medical supplies.
“Preliminary investigations showed that Ikechukwu was involved in coding and online medical supplies of doubtful legitimacy. Two laptops, ipads, several recording devices were recovered from his apartment and his involvement in internet fraud is already established. Though currently in police custody owing to the murderous dimension of his case, the Commission will surely bring him to trial.”
This statement from the EFCC has generated lot of opinions on X with many wondering how having a laptop, ipad, and code website has become an offence.
We want to look at 5 reactions from notable Nigerians over this issue on X platform.
1. @_asiwajuLarry. “If EFCC can profile youths and label them yahoo boys for having laptops and venturing into tech, there is a serious problem in this country.”.
2. @FS_Yusuf_ says ” A laptop was found in a doctor’s house and EFCC automatically called him a “yahoo boy”
Dear young professionals, may your japa plans pull through fast 👏🏾
3. MrMekzy_ says “I’ve never heard of any EFCC “sting operation at the early hours of the morning” happening in the north. I’m just saying.”.
4. Shehusky says “EFCC cannot trace oil thieves, they cannot trace terrorism sponsors but they can scale a fence to arrest someone with laptop.”.
5. Finally Human right activist and lawyer, Inibehen Effiong on twitter said, “If you perceive demanding reforms in the modus operandi of the EFCC as a support for internet fraudsters, something is wrong with your mindset”.
