The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has vehemently denied that its staff posed for a grouo photograph with a businessman, Obi Cubana, when he was with the anti-graft agency for questioning.
It described as fake news the photo trending on social media with the caption, “EFCC Crew poses for quick photograph with billionaire socialite and businessman Obi Cubana”.
A statement by the EFCC spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren,says the caption of the photo is “as fake as any fake news can ever be because, at no time during his ongoing investigation, period in custody or release did Obi Cubana pose for photographs with EFCC staff.”
The statement adds, “Uncle Deji, a popular security expert using his social media handle, has further debunked the fake news, saying:
“This post is deliberately misleading, this picture was taken 7th October 2021 during a book launch of Colonel Chukwu Obasi at Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja in which Obi Cubana attended as a guest”.
“Members of the public are strongly advised to ignore the fake news and misleading imputation which has been traced to the social media account of Sabi Radio (sabiradio), which first went to town with the fake news at 1.06 pm on 5 November, 2021. Sabiradio’s watermark is telltale on the photograph.
“The Commission shall not hesitate to take urgent necessary steps to address this and other fake news seeking to drag EFCC’s hard-won name and professional reputation in the mud.”
The security expert referred to by the EFCC may be right, because the emblem on the beret of the three persons on the right bear a striking resemblance to that of the Nigerian Army.