EFCC chair orders arrest of officials who assaulted hotel staff in Lagos

Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has ordered the arrest of two officers of the commission were allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female staff of Regional Hotel, Ojo, Lagos.

The officers were sighted in a viral video assaulting the staff of the hotel in an early morning sting operation in Lagos. 

The operation, according to a statement by Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, yielded a sizable number of suspects who are still being profiled.

According to him, "the EFCC’s boss has also ordered detailed investigations of the operation carried out at the hotel and assured that appropriate disciplinary measures would be taken against any of the officers found to be culpable.

"Olukoyede assures the general public that the EFCC would continue to ply its job professionally and with profound respect for the rule of law."

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