EFCC Allegedly Raids NSUK Student Lodges, Arrest Three
Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allegedly forced their way into the off-campus residences of students from Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), located in Angwa Karim Area, and reportedly detained over three unidentified individuals. NSUK students claimed that EFCC operatives damaged their lodge property and arrested over three residents after forcing everyone to surrender their mobile phones for scrutiny of activities on their various social network apps for fraud surveillance.
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Agents of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allegedly forced their way into the off-campus residences of students from Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), located in Angwa Karim Area, and reportedly detained over three unidentified individuals.
According to accounts provided by some students, the incident unfolded in the early hours of Monday On Monday,when some men intruded into their premises as early as 2 a.m., violating their privacy by disturbing their sleep for a suspected illicit operation.
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It was reported on November 1, 2023, that Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the EFCC, had declared that all night-time sting operations under the commission’s commands be halted. This directive was issued in Abuja in response to the apprehension of 69 suspected Internet fraudsters in Ile-Ife, Osun State, by the Ibadan zonal command of the EFCC.
NSUK students claimed that EFCC operatives damaged their lodge property and arrested over three residents after forcing everyone to surrender their mobile phones for scrutiny of activities on their various social network apps for fraud surveillance.
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A student named Roland Oba described it as a terrifying experience due to the late hour, noting that this was not the first time the EFCC had raided student lodges. He reported that three students were arrested in his lodge. “This morning around 2am, some EFCC and police officers vandalised the barbed wires and jumped into the compound through the fence."
"They destroyed our gate padlock, and they kicked the doors of our rooms with their legs. Our window nets were torn by them so they could survey who was inside. They collected my phone and went through it three times; when they did not find anything incriminating on the social apps, they left my room. These men trooped in their numbers and were equipped with tools used to break doors. I am not sure if it is only this lodge, but three boys were handcuffed and nabbed,” Roland said.
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Another student, who identified himself as Timi, expressed his dissatisfaction with the unprofessional conduct of the operatives during the raid and recounted how they harassed students in his lodge. “It was not my lodge; I came there to visit a friend, so I slept over. They came to our window and instructed me to open the door. So, I queried them, and they responded that they were police officers. I wondered why they would come to my window and tell me to open my door. I also flashed my torchlight into their faces.
“They kept banging on my door until I opened it, then started harassing everyone in the room and asked us to unlock our phones. They checked my phone, and when they could not find anything, they left. Another set of people came and asked for our phones, which I gave them.
“For the third time, it was the EFCC operatives that came themselves, so a man I viewed as their superior asked for my phone, which I gave him. They even harassed some girls, and said they were not aware that it was a ladies’ room. No search warrant was presented, now I heard they have taken those arrested students to Abuja,” Timi said.
