Why EFCC Operatives Kill Colleague Over Items Seized From Suspect

By Sola Omoniyi, Lagos

Two operatives of Economic and Financial Crime Commission, simply identified as Oluwaseun Odunayo, Assistant Superintendent and Ogbuji Titi Tochukwu have been nabbed for allegedly killing their colleague over seized items from suspect.

According to a statement by the commission, it was asserted that the arrested EFCC staff were stationed at Sokoto Zonal Command.

This was confirmed by the commission Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who said that the late officer was buried on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

Bawa said that the officer died at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, two days after he was injured by his colleagues, Oluwaseun and Tochukwu.

It was learnt that they disagreed over procedures for the custody of items recovered from a suspect in detention, which lead to a fight.

However, the two officers who killed the late Officer had been suspended by the commission and handed them over to the Nigeria Police for further investigation and prosecution.