{"id":853,"date":"2019-11-07T00:16:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T00:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=853"},"modified":"2019-11-07T00:16:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T00:16:42","slug":"efcc-invades-oou-funaab-mapoly-abducts-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=853","title":{"rendered":"EFCC Invades OOU, FUNAAB, MAPOLY, Abducts Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"604\" height=\"284\" src=\"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/efcc1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-789\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 30\nstudents of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and Federal University of Agriculture in\nAbeokuta, as well as those of Olabisi Onabanjo University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anti-corruption body arrested FUNAAB, MAPOLY students on\nWednesday, after storming the Ibogun campus of the OOU in the Ifo Local\nGovernment Area of Ogun State to arrest some students of the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A student of OOU, Samson Adeyemi, who is also the students\u2019\nspokesperson, claimed the EFCC agents took away 18 students from the Ibogun\ncampus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, the agents arrived at some students\u2019\nhostels around 12am on Tuesday and broke in through the windows and the doors\nbefore making arrests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our correspondent learnt that operatives raided student\napartments, claiming that they were Internet fraudsters. Some cars, laptops and\nphones were taken away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was learnt that they carried out the operations in\nSafari, Abule-Ojere, Gbokoniyi, Kemta and Alabata, all in Abeokuta, reportedly\ndominated by MAPOLY and FUNAAB students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An eyewitness, who recorded a 25-second video of the raid on\na building in Abule-Ojere, said the operatives carted away from a car, laptops,\nbut could not get the suspected Internet fraudsters living in those apartments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A student, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he was\naccosted on his way home by EFCC officials, but was later released after they\nsearched him and could not find any incriminating material on him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our correspondent also obtained a 50-second video from one\nof the victims whose apartment was allegedly raided by the EFCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video, the victim believed to be a student of MAPOLY\nlamented that he was not a fraudster, but his apartment was raided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim claimed that the operatives broke into his room\nthrough the windows and ransacked his apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our correspondent also obtained a video where a vehicle\ncarrying the EFCC operatives was moving around Abeokuta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of Moshood Abiola\nPolytechnic Student Union, Johnson <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Idowu, said the school had not received any report of arrest\nof MAPOLY students by the EFCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, \u201cWe learnt that the EFCC came to Abeokuta, but\nthere was no pictorial evidence to prove that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have not received any report that our students are among\nthose arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed\nthe operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uwujaren told our correspondent that they arrested about 30\npeople over alleged Advanced Free Fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, \u201cYes, our people are there for an operation and\nmade some arrests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the moment, they are screening them and once they finish\nthe screening, those who are not linked to the crime will be allowed to go home\nwhile we will continue with further investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked of the whereabouts of the students, Uwujaren said\n\u201cI don\u2019t think that is an issue. They are safe. About 30 people are involved.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 30 students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, as well as those of Olabisi Onabanjo University. 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