The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has concluded plans to file a libel suit against Yinka Odumakin and Chief Femi Fani Kayode for allegedly spreading fake news against the agency.
The anti-graft Commission while denying the alleged raid on the home of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter, condemned the actions of Yinka Odumakin and Femi Fani Kayode those they said were behind the spread of fake news in their bid to tarnish the image of the agency.
The statement reads:
“The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to the falsehood which has been spreading on the social media that the EFCC has arrested the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen”.
EFCC called Odumakin and Kayode
Evil and those who creates and carriers fake news aimed at creating anarchy in the country.
Clarifying the allegations, EFCC said the agency never went to the house of the CJN for arrest neither was invitation extended to him saying that the architect of the fake news, Femi Fani-Kayode, was quoted as saying:
“Why have the EFCC surrounded the home of CJN Walter Onnoghen and why are they seeking to arrest him? These people want Nigeria to burn! Buhari call off your dogs before it is too late! This is a democracy and not a gestapo state! In the name of God let this madness stop”.
According to EFCC, another arrowhead of the fake news, Yinka Odumakin shared a non-existent video which has gone viral.
‘We want to assure Nigerians that while we would fight corruption in line with the mandate setting up the Commission, agents of darkness, in the likes of Femi Fani-Kayode, Yinka Odumakin and his cohorts, would never be able to manipulate the people against the Commission.
We also want to assure Fani-Kayode, Yinka Odumakin and other purveyors of the evil news to be ready to defend their actions in the court of law as the EFCC will file libel suit against them without further delay”