EFCC Refutes Media Report Alleging Release of List of Ex-Governors Being Investigated For Alleged Corruption

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted Media reports (not by The Revealer) alleging that it has released a full list of ex- governors being investigated for alleged corruption.

This was contained in a News Release published by the Commission on its official website.

While urging the media to endeavour to crosscheck facts pertaining to matters under investigation with the Commission, EFCC enjoined the public to ignore the report describing it as “false and misleading”.

The release reads: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) feels obliged to dissociate itself from a phantom report circulating in sections of the media claiming it has released a full list of ex- governors being investigated for alleged corruption.

“The report headlined:  ” EFCC Releases  Full List of 58 Ex- Governors  that Embezzled N2 .187 Trillion”, in one of the news outlets, is false and mischievous as the Commission neither issued the said list nor entertained discussions on investigation of ex-governors with any news medium.

“This invariably means that the so-called list is a disingenuous fabrication designed to achieve motives known only to the authors.

“The public is enjoined to ignore the report as it is false and misleading.

The media is advised to endeavour to crosscheck facts pertaining to matters under investigation with the Commission to avoid misleading the public with false and inaccurate reports.”