Breaking: EFCC beefs up security over planned protest

The Lagos State Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has strengthened security measures at its entrance, anticipating a planned protest.

According to report, a joint security operation involving the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and the Department of State Services (DSS) has been established to secure the approaches to the EFCC office in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Dele Oyewale, the commission’s spokesperson, announced on Thursday that Civil Society Organisations have uncovered intelligence pointing to a former governor and two former ministers as the key figures behind the anti-EFCC protests.

This is coming after the commission had raised the alarm that some groups were planning a series of 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.

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 is also scheduled to take place in multiple states across the country, including Edo, Enugu, Kwara, Oyo, Gombe, and the Federal Capital Territory, as well as several other locations.