Friday, June 12, 2026
FB X LI YT
Breaking
Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, Group Chairman of Oodua Investment Company Limited, speaks at the Think Yoruba First 4th Global Conference. A proud moment for Yoruba land as he addresses the gathering on regional unity and progress. Representative from the DAWN Commission speaks at the Think Yoruba First 4th Global Conference, addressing the gathering on regional integration, collaboration with Think Yoruba First, and the future of Yoruba land in a multipolar world. The event was held in partnership with the DAWN Commission. Otunba Deji Osibogun, Convener of Yoruba Koya Leadership and Training Foundation, speaks at the Think Yoruba First 4th Global Conference. He addressed the gathering on leadership development, grassroots mobilisation, and the urgent need to build the next generation of Yoruba leaders. Oba Francis Olusola Alao, the Olugbon of Orile-Igbon Kingdom, speaks at the Think Yoruba First 4th Global Conference. The royal father spoke on the critical role of traditional institutions in securing the nation and praised Think Yoruba First for their tireless work in advancing the cause of Yoruba land, declaring that the movement is the future of Yoruba progress and unity. “No One Is More Qualified Than Me” – Senator Dickson Declares Obi Not Doing NDC Any Favour Caribbean Nation Opens Doors: Grenada Grants Nigerians Visa-Free Access, Seeks Direct Flights and Investment Economic Invasion, Physical and Psychological Warfare on Yoruba Land Of Meekness And Majesty: A Centennial Tribute to Pa Reuben Fasoranti – By Chief Ademola Folarin, Afenifere Secretary General
NEWS

Panic as Students Allegedly Detain EFCC Operatives in Ibadan

October 25, 2023 • 4 min read

Panic struck on Tuesday, October 24, when officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were allegedly detained by students of the Federal College of Forestry, Jericho, Ibadan.

There are different accounts of what led to the situation as gathered from different sources.

While a source claimed that the EFCC operatives were in the school to arrest suspected internet fraudsters, another account had it that the operatives were misled into the hostel by a suspect under investigation by the agency

However, both sources confirmed that the incident shattered the peaceful atmosphere of the college as the students watched the operatives of the anti-graft agency invade the hostel.

The operatives were said to have been locked in the hostel as the students mobilise to resist any operation.

The lock-up, it was gathered, made the EFCC call for Police backup to help secure the release of the operatives.

The source said: “The information I gathered is that EFCC came to arrest a student at the Federal College of Forestry, Jericho, Ibadan.

“The students detained the EFCC operatives and called on the Chief Security Officer of the school who later took the officials to a meeting in the school boardroom.

“The students were all over the place which made the EFCC operatives call for Police back up into the school.
Those (the police) were the ones shooting sporadically to scare the students and get them off the EFCC officers’ back.”

According to another account of the incident, the EFCC operatives were misled by a suspect under investigation to evade arrest.

The source said: “It was a member of staff that the EFCC operatives came for. The staff is under investigation by the EFCC and claimed to be a staff of the college.

“The EFCC operatives had picked him up at FRIN but he led them to the college under the pretext that he is a staff of the College.

“On getting to the College, he apparently played on their intelligence by leading them to the student hostel area, maybe in a bid to evade arrest.

“But when the students saw the EFCC operatives on campus and around the hostel, armed with guns, they were surprised and quickly mobilised and locked the entrances of the hostel.

“So, after they were detained, they had to get in touch with the school Chief Security Officer (CSO) and other top management staff.

“In fact, it was DSS officials that came to rescue the detained EFCC operatives. A woman drove the DSS van and smashed the entrance gate padlock with the butt of her gun.

“The lady drove with one hand and was shooting into the air with the other. The case has been reported at the Police Headquarters, Eleyele Ibadan.”

However, all the sources explained that the situation which led to a slight pandemonium within the college premises saw many students and staff scampering for safety while the shooting lasted.

The sources confirmed that a truce was later brokered when the students, after the persuasion of the school authority, released the EFCC operatives who were later hosted to a meeting at the school’s boardroom.

It was gathered that the suspect who led the EFCC operatives into the college seized the opportunity of the pandemonium to make good his escape.

It was also established that the suspect particularly misled the anti-graft operatives by claiming to be a staff of the college, as when he was requested by the operatives to lead them to his department where he works, he misled the officers and took them to the student hostel.

A source within the anti-graft agency said he could not confirm the development, but requested that The Nation return the call in 30 minutes.

Efforts to confirm the story from the Police proved abortive as calls made to the phone number of the command’s spokesperson, Adewale Osifeso, did not go through as the network provider confirmed the phone was switched off.

Source: The Nation