By Ahmad Deedat Zakari
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has cried out over a siege on their office by the Department of State Services, DSS
In a press statement released by the Commission on Monday, they alleged that the DSS denied their operatives and members of staff access to their office at No.15 Awolowo Road, Ikoyi.
They said the DSS barricaded the entrance of their facility with armoured personnel carriers.
The Commission described the development as strange, stating that the Commission and DSS had cohabited in that facility for 20 years without issues.
The EFCC also made it known that the development has disrupted their activities and has wider implications on the fight against corruption.
“By denying operatives access to their offices, the Commission’s operations at its largest hub with over 500 personnel, hundreds of exhibits, and many suspects in detention have been disrupted.
Cases scheduled for court hearing today have been aborted, while many suspects who had been invited for questioning are left unattended.
Even more alarming is that suspects in detention are left without care with grave implications for their rights as inmates.
All of these have wilder implications for the nation’s fight against economic and financial crimes,” part of the statement reads
As at the time of writing this report, the DSS is yet to give reasons for the siege.