Why we attacked Akure clubs and lounges – EFCC

THE Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), In THE early hours of SATURDAY, raided a few tasks And living rooms In Akure, THE Ondo State capital And stopped a few suspected the Internet fraudsters In THE process.

THE operation, he was gathered, implied several living rooms In Alagbaka, resulting In THE Stop of about 50 people, including A soon to be married man WHO was celebrate her bachelors day before In A of THE lounges.

Sources say two military staff were hurt In THE operation.

THE raid, which would have occurred has about 1 a.m., implied EFCC staff arriving In miscellaneous Vehicles And filming sporadically.

They Also grasped Vehicles, laptop, top of the line smartphones, And other items during THE operation.

"They were enter THE nightclubs And the lounges, using tear gas on people, beat them up And Stop them. They don't do it care WHO You are; two soldiers were Also hurt as they shot tear gas cans inside A of THE clubs, » A source said.

"They Also went far with A married And her friends has A club. He was there For her Bachelors Day before. He East SO sad that they profiled everyone as the Internet fraudsters. »

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But THE EFCC has said THE operation was door out After A complete intelligence gathering, which directed them has THE living room Or THE alleged fraudsters were staging A party.

THE the agency spokesperson, DELETE Oyewale, said he was A early Morning sting operation. "No soldier was hurt. THE operation was door out has round up a few the Internet fraudsters holding A Yahoo to party," he said.

"They were supposed has socket THE to party on Wednesday, And When they find out that We knew about he, they moved he has Saturday.

"THE Stop was A result of diligent operation And We had follow up them thoroughly Before We Ultimately went For THE Stop," he said.

M Oyewale added that those stopped were In THE the agency jail In Ibadan And were in progress profiling.

He disclosed that detailed Report would be be given After a few work was do on THE identities of those stopped And THE items restored Since them.

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