Tension in Enugu as EFCC operatives allegedly attack members of NANS, other youth councils

There is palpable tension in Enugu State metropolis on Friday morning following the alleged attack on South-East leaders of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, National Association of Nigerian Students and others by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday night.

The PUNCH gathered that the operatives of the anti-graft agency allegedly stormed the meeting venue of the youth leadership at the Castle Majestic Hotel Oba street, near Ogui Police Station, manhandled some of them arrested over 20 of them.

Sources told our correspondent that the operatives came with more than five buses.

They were said to have surrounded the guest including Chinese who lodged in the hotel.

The Chief Executive Officer of the hotel, Friday Ede, confirmed the attack.

Also, a Twitter, Ike Oraifite, posted videos of the assault online around midnight.

He captioned the video, “Happening now, whilst having a meeting alongside several youth leaders the men of @officialEFCC are barging into rooms with the cooperation of the hotel management, they carted away over 40 persons drinking by the poolside without proper investigation.”

He threatened that by Friday morning, the youths would march to the EFCC office in Enugu “to clear this mess”.

Efforts to reach a spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, proved abortive as of the time of filing this report.

This is not the first time the anti-graft agency would be accused of random highhandedness or breaking into people’s homes and hotel rooms in the dead of the night, without showing a warrant.

On August 23, 2021 armed anti-graft operatives invaded the Lekki residence of Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, Dorathy Bachor, at midnight, saying it was chasing some suspected fraudsters.

On July 13, 2021, EFCC operatives broke into Parktonian Hotel in the Lekki area of Lagos. During the raid, the operatives were alleged to have gained entry into the occupants’ rooms by seizing the master cards from the management.

NobleSeed:

Damzzydam:
What's funny here. Assuming you were in the hotel you Won't be laughing

Damzzydam:
What's funny here. Assuming you were in the hotel you Won't be laughing

NobleSeed:
watin won carry me go hostel?
Them dey shot gun for my house ni?

BKayy:
Nigerian Terrorist syndicates taking turns to Terrorise Igbo people.
First is the Police that kidnapped the Okada man that exposed them for kidnapping and enslaving a girl, now the terrorist EFCC came to beat up Igbo hotel owner for no Reason

Damzzydam:
Alaye rest

Lyddia:
Must you bring tribalism inside every matter?

Gokuvegeta:
The way they will line each of them up then snap them is the most annoying

BKayy:

Tell me why the EFCC beat him up?

Have you hear of such news happening in Nigeria?

Lyddia:
No. This is the first time lmao. Aren't we in the same country??

BKayy:

No we are not.
Until it happen in Nigeria, don't tell me how to complain.
This is a terrorist attack on Innocent Igbo men and women minding their business in Alaigbo.
Thank you sir.
God bless

NobleSeed:
I think say as oga fall yesterday them no work for now ?
Them come even dey beat hotel owner
This uncalled for .

Lyddia:
No. This is the first time lmao. Aren't we in the same country??

Tinubuadvocate:
We are all know where this will lead to.they are doing good job but too extremely. Thunder fire the Yahoo guy stolen my money.

proeast:
Nigeria is a rogue country that needs to be broken up ASAP. How can a government agency be acting like terrorists?!

In sane climes, such agency will be acting based on intelligence. Knowing that a hotel is a public place, they will discreetly cordon off the premises then calmly swoop on the room where the suspects are staying and arrest them without disturbing the peace of others. However, these ones with zero professionalism and low IQ will attack everyone on sight including management and innocent lodgers, and while harrasing them will equally be releasing gun shots in the air to ensure they get the maximum effect. Was it not in Sheraton hotel Abuja they did similar thing too during the last court hearing of Nnamdi Kanu.

Nigeria is a disgrace that must be dismantled as soon as possible.

Jackgriffo:
How'll someone know the difference between EFCC & kidnappers?

Partyhat:
Through your username I already knew you were not smart

Tinubuadvocate:
Yahoo boy spotted. You will soon be arrested.