The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission(EFCC) Mr.Ols Olukoyede , has ordered that the two officers that were involved in the manhandling of female workers at the Regional Hotel in Ojo, Lagos be arrested.
Also in an interview on Thursday, one other EFCC spokesman said that the chairman also ordered for a thorough investigation into the issue be carried out in the hotel.
In a viral video, it was seen that while guests were asleep, some EFCC operatives entered the Regional Hotel at 4am on June 27th.
It was also in the video how the officers were seen assaulting so female workers at the hotel and they also fired shots and arrested some people.
“The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the arrest of two officers of the commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female staff member of the Regional Hotel, Ojo, Lagos,” the statement reads.
“The officers were sighted in a viral video assaulting the staff of the hotel in an early morning sting operation in Lagos. The operation yielded a sizable number of suspects who are still being profiled.
“The EFCC’s boss has also ordered detailed investigations of the operation carried out at the hotel and assured that appropriate disciplinary measures would be taken against any of the officers found to be culpable.”
The spokesman also said that the EFCC chairman made it clear to Nigerians that the agency will continue to carry out its duties despite the odds, “professionally and with profound respect for the rule of law”.
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