Breaking: EFCC dissociates self from list of ex-governors ‘under investigation’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has dissociated itself from a list containing names of former governors said to be under investigation for alleged corruption.

In a statement by the anti-graft Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale, on Sunday, said the list did not emanate from the commission.

The statement revealed that,“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, feels obliged to dissociate itself from a phantom report circulating in sections of the media claiming it has released a full list of ex- governors being investigated for alleged corruption.

The report headlined:  ” EFCC Releases  Full List of 58 Ex- Governors  that Embezzled N2 .187 Trillion”, in one of the news outlets, is false and mischievous as the Commission neither issued the said list nor entertained discussions on investigation of ex-governors with any news medium.

This invariably means that the so-called list is a disingenuous fabrication designed to achieve motives known only to the authors.”

The statement urged the public to ignore the report as it is ‘false and misleading.’

“The media is advised to endeavour to crosscheck facts pertaining to matters under investigation with the Commission to avoid misleading the public with false and inaccurate reports.”