According to reports, men acting under suspicion as agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission conducted an operation around midnight at the Federal University of Technology in Akure, Ondo State.
Students’ lodges were reportedly attacked at about 2am, a few students posted videos on social media claimed that the men broke into rooms and took some of the students into custody.
Social media users have been sharing videos of shattered window frames that appear to be from a forced entrance attempt.
J Brandy posted on social media, saying, “I thought they said EFCC should not raid at night again.” Right behind me is this hostel (Celebrity Lodge, FUTA). This endemic will when? Officials from the EFCC are acting like robbers at night.
In one of the films making the rounds on the internet, a man was seen wearing the EFCC jacket.
Ola Olukoyede, the EFCC Chairman, had issued a directive in November to cease nighttime sting operations.
Following the nationwide outcry caused by the EFCC’s agents apprehending alleged online fraudsters in Ile-Ife, Osun State, he issued this command.
Dele Oyewale, the agency’s head of media and publicity, requested that our correspondent give him a call back in 20 minutes when he was reached on the subject on Wednesday. He is yet to return the calls