EFCC operatives allegedly arrest FUTA students in midnight raid

According to reports, men acting under suspicion as agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission conducted an operation at midnight at the Federal University of Technology in Akure, Ondo State.

At around two in the morning, there were reports of an invasion of the student lodges.

On social media, a few students have posted videos and claimed that the men broke into rooms and took some of the students into custody.

Social media users have been sharing videos of shattered window frames that appear to be from a forced entry attempt.

J Brandy posted on social media, saying, "I thought they said EFCC should not raid at night again." Right behind me is this hostel (Celebrity Lodge, FUTA). This endemic will when? Officials from the EFCC are acting like robbers at night.
In one of the videos making the rounds on the internet, a man was seen wearing the EFFC jacket.

Ola Olukoyede, the EFCC Chairman, had issued an order in November to cease nighttime sting operations.

Following the nationwide outcry caused by the EFCC's agents apprehending suspected online fraudsters in Ile-Ife, Osun State, he issued this directive.

Dele Oyewale, the agency's head of media and publicity, requested that our correspondent give him a call back in 20 minutes when he was contacted on the subject on Wednesday.

As of the time this article was published, he was not returning calls.