EFCC Invades Radio Station In Enugu, Arrests Presenter Mid-Air

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EFCC Invades Radio Station In Enugu, Arrests Presenter Mid-Air   https://osazuwaakonedo.news/efcc-invades-radio-station-in-enugu-arrests-presenter-mid-air/15/10/2024/   #Breaking News #EFCC #Enugu #journalists #UrbanRadio ©October 15th, 2024 ®October 16, 2024 9:27 am Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has invaded Urban 94.5FM radio station in Enugu State and arrested a journalist while She was on Mid-air presenting a programme. #OsazuwaAkonedo

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00:00Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has invaded Oban 94.5 FM radio station in Enugu

00:08state and arrested a journalist while she was on mid-air presenting a program.

00:13EFCC said it carried out the arrest after the journalist failed to honor its invitation over

00:19allegation of a Ponzi scheme made against her. But the station said EFCC took away more

00:26presenters and an official of the station claimed three persons were arrested.

00:32According to EFCC, the female journalist was released after she was taken to their office

00:38in Enugu state. According to Sahara reporters, EFCC said it carried out the operations on Monday

00:45morning. Close watchers said all efforts to allow the presenter finish her program proved abortive

00:52as the EFCC operatives insisted on going away with the suspect. The management of Oban 94.5 FM

01:00said in a statement that the EFCC agents invaded the studio around 5.45 pm,

01:06forcibly took away some staff and a presenter alongside seasoned communication equipment.

01:12The station assured its listeners that it is addressing the situation and will keep them

01:17informed through its platform. The management apologized for the disruption and expressed hope

01:23for a quick resolution of the issue. The board and management of Oban Radio 94.5 FM Enugu regrets

01:31the abrupt halting and disruption of our program at about 6.35 pm this Monday evening.

01:38Our women identifying as the EFCC had barged into the studio and interrupted the live program

01:45prime time, forcefully abducted our presenters and took away our communication equipment for

01:50reasons the vehemently refused to disclose. Whilst we are following up with the matter,

01:56we will continue to inform our dear listeners accordingly through this medium. Once again,

02:03we apologize for the unethical breaking into our live studio and disruption of your February

02:09programs and hope that the matter will be resolved as soon as possible and for whatever the reasons

02:14Oban Radio Management stated. Sahara reporters stated that the Economic and Financial Crimes

02:21Commission, EFCC, has clarified the raid on Oban 94.5 FM, a popular radio station in Enugu state.

02:30Speaking with Sahara reporters in a telephone chat, Dene Oyewole, the commission's head of

02:36media and publicity, set the record straight. According to Oyewole, the EFCC's Enugu Zonal

02:44Command only went to the station to arrest a journalist involved in a Ponzi fraud scheme

02:49after refusing to honor an invitation by the commission. The suspect, according to him,

02:56whose name wasn't disclosed, was taken into custody, made a statement, and was released

03:02immediately. Oyewole emphasized that nothing was removed from the station, contradicting earlier

03:09reports of seized equipment. He said, All the reports that our people, EFCC, moved to the

03:16neutral and carted their equipment, there's nothing like that. What happened is this,

03:22the fellow that was arrested is a suspect in Ponzi scheme where over 103 people were defrauded and

03:28unfortunately the fellow happened to be a staff of that radio station. Investigative heard,

03:35they have written letter to her and all of that but she did not respond and because of the severity

03:41of the matter, the number of people involved, just imagine somebody a journalist getting involved in

03:47Ponzi scheme. So they had to arrest her, brought her to our office to make a statement and they

03:54released her immediately. No equipment was taken, nothing was taken. It is normal way of our work.

04:02It is unfortunate that she is a journalist but whether a journalist or whoever,

04:07a suspect is a suspect. I am even worried that media staff would engage in such kind of thing.

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