Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested one Kayode Cole for issuing a death threat to the Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede.
The information contained in a Statement by the EFCC says cole was arrested at the Lugbe axis of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The suspect made the death threat on his Instagram handle: “1billionsecretss”, while commenting on a story posted by a popular Instagram blogger, Instablog9ja on February 1, 2024.
Instablog9ja had posted a story with a caption: “A Religious Sect Is Laundering Money for Terrorists. We Traced 7 Billion naira Fraud Proceeds to another Religious Group- EFCC Chairman”.
Reacting on the comment section of Instablog9ja, Cole stated that the EFCC Chairman will be dead in six months.
In the course of interrogation, the suspect claimed that he was just “chasing clout.”
The EFCC says Cole will be handed over to the appropriate authority for further investigation and prosecution.
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede had on the 30th of January 2024, at Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, during a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption.” revealed that the Commission had uncovered how a religious sect in Nigeria that launders money for terrorists.
The EFCC Boss also stated that another religious body was found to be protecting a money launderer after some money suspected to have been laundered was traced to the organization’s Bank account.
Editor: Ena Agbanoma
