Suspected Gunmen Attack EFCC Headquarters in Abuja

Suspected gunmen today (August 16) attacked the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, inflicting damage on vehicles parked in the premises.

Spokesman of the anti-graft agency, Wilson Uwajaren, who made this known in a statement, revealed that the hoodlums were unable to make their way into the complex housing AMCON desk, procurement fraud and foreign exchange malpractices of the commission.

While disclosing that the invaders were however repelled by security guards on duty, Uwujarem noted that “A major security breach was recorded at the headquarters of the  EFCC in the early hours of Wednesday as unknown gunmen attacked the office in Wuse Zone 7, Abuja.

According to the anti-graft agency spokesman, “The group of heavily armed bandits invaded the office at about 05.00 hours and began shooting into the premises, damaging vehicles parked in the premises in the process. However, the attack was repelled by guards on duty.

“The hoodlums escaped in a getaway vehicle but not without leaving a message; a white envelope dropped by the fleeing attackers was found to contain a death threat addressed to Ishaku Sharu, a senior investigator with the commission. Ishaku who heads the foreign exchange malpractices fraud section is in charge of corruption investigation involving several politically exposed persons and retired military brass hats.

“The attack on the zone 7 office which houses the commission’s AMCON desk, procurement fraud and foreign exchange malpractices sections, is coming few weeks after another investigator, Austin Okwor was shot and wounded by unknown assailants in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.”