Hushpuppi: A Lesson for the EFCC
Over a year ago, one of my cousins, who lives and works legitimately in London, had some of these lazy internet fraudsters move money through his licensed money transfer business, unknown to him.
He had sent the equivalent to them in their chosen currency and was at the point of retrieving the money sent to him, when the bank said the transfer had been flagged and queried, and as such, could not touch the money until certain investigations were concluded.
That's a leg to the matter. The other leg was that the development had also put him too on a curious list. But my cousin had nothing to fret about. He remained calm and was going about his businesses, waiting for when the flag would be yanked off and access granted to his money.
Again, unknown to him, for about a month, an investigator had been assigned to him, who had been sleeping, working and waking up with him everyday for that long. The investigator, for the period, knew his routine.
From the everyday school runs to his shops and other engagements, he was on his trail. Incidentally, I was also around during the period, so, he marked me too and took details of everything my cousin did and that we did together before moving in.
At that point, they were satisfied he was legit and then moved on to solve the other riddle, a phase they also closed successfully. My cousin was petrified when the investigator told him all he'd been doing for about a month and unknown to him, after he finally showed up. That's working good.
News flying around just stated that the agent assigned to handle the Hushpuppi investigation was on him for 34 months, putting together every information available for his prosecution before his eventual arrest. That's typical of decent climes and a manifestation of people on top their calling.
I won't say much but the EFCC has a lot to learn here. The idea of media trial; shaming and naming or picking people up before investigation is not only primitive and cheap, it is also bad protocol, which does not show its leadership is enlightened about the work assigned them. Little wonder their efforts always come to naught.
EFCC, please, improve your skills and stop being your own problem. This doesn't require too much but diligence and the knack to be thorough, such that leaves even the accused almost helpless, when the facts are put to them.
Good morning, folks. It's beeen a while.
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The EFCC is a corrupt organisation, they are not concerned with justice at all.
ReplyDeleteanytime I think of the crime and cyber bullying of this puppy. I feel so mad! and now that he will be jailed in a country where their cell is like self con, I feel madder! for all his crimes he should have been in Nigeria hardship prison.
Delete.....from Palazzo Versace apartment to a Federal prison with a 10/10 cell & no window, that's real torture to the mind..... then it'd tell on the body.
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DeleteBetter there than a Nigerian prison. He would have lived like a king. Find out what goes on in our various prisons. Only the poor and unconnected suffer. From Nigerian cells, you can still commit fraud (Ade Bendel vs Bamaiyi), win elections, even impregnate your wife, etc.
This is just the PURE TRUTH!!!
ReplyDeleteHow can they do their work fabulously well, when their acting chairman is into fraudulentaactivities himself.
God! This country is a freaking zoo like they said!
Hmmmm....Nigeria has a whole still has a long way to go in everything.
ReplyDeleteYou see that EFCC,story for another day.
EFCC is just wasting our funds for nothing. They are jokers and can't do a proper work.
DeleteEFCC worked at its inception when OBJ put Nuhu Ribadu in charge. Ribadu was persecuted and exiled by the same forces that run the toy-fcc today.
ReplyDeleteNow it is simply a poli-trick-al winch-hunting arm of the establishment. If you want to test my theory, go to the papers and criticize the gwavanament in fower and see 😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏
God bless this writer.
ReplyDeleteThe fear of false accusations and imprisonment is one of those facts of living in Nigeria.
Before they will now investigate and determine your innocence, they would have almost killed you with beating and many years of remanded in custody without trial.
What will it cost our law enforcement agencies to do their due diligence?
I know it happens in even advance counties, but it's rare and the confidence of being acquitted is high.
May God help us and also grant our leaders more wisdom, amen
Baba it will shock you too if I tell you that some EFCC officers tip off some of the currupt entities being investigated. Owo ni koko
ReplyDeleteEfcc that's the Father of all criminal organization. Fed govt only used them to witch hunt opposition party. Rubbish people.
ReplyDeleteThe EFCC is a corrupt body
ReplyDeleteIf only, EFCC please, improve your skills and stop being your own problem.
ReplyDeleteNothing more to add because he said nothing but the TRUTH!
ReplyDeleteEFCC & OTHER CRIME FIGHTING ORGANISATION SHOULD TAKE NOTE.
Absolutely, this is why they don’t close/win cases- they don’t don’t do due diligence before arrests. A case goes to court, and there’s no evidence a crime was committed. The judge has nothing to work with. Judges rely on facts. Not comments, wrist watches, number of cars, houses or hair styles.
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ReplyDeleteEFCC is not a serious agency, the do more of media trial than the actual investigation, they'd rather do the trial before investigation and then start feeling like they have worked.
ReplyDeleteIn other climes,they do thorough investigations which can take up to months and then get enough evidence that even the accused won't be able to say he/she isn't guilty.
We're a joke in this country,its either the country separates pr the call for something to be done, if not,a hundred years from now, we will still be the way we are as a country.
So hushpuppy has afor beer and be giving us Instagram look as if he is handsome.
ReplyDeleteGood he will be eating bread and bake beans in prison
exactly what was done in Dubai...sadly we dont have the structure or resources that could be assigned to do same in naija. even if the resources are there nko, they would rather use the money to settle cronies and party faithfuls. Trust me most of these government agencies are aware of global best practices but political interferances dont allow them operate well.
ReplyDeleteEFCC can't learn, they are corrupt.
ReplyDeleteDo we even have credible investigators in naija? Na was oh,God help us.
ReplyDeleteShebi dem dey read ham.I pray they will hear,intelligent write up by the way.
ReplyDeleteOne question though, is this an old pic? Cos the pictures we saw of his arrest, guy looked like he was birthing any moment.
ReplyDeleteI'm asking for hermits like us not on Insta.
Self-serving corruption, lack of resources and proper structure mars the EFCC.
ReplyDeleteNigerians only go to school to acquire degrees as titles. Check the profiles of the staff of EFCC, they will all look good on paper but when it comes down to it, they are as useless as the paper they are printed on. Keyamo used to be the lawyer to EFCC. Does he look like someone who can handle legal briefings? When you listen to his submissions, one can only shake head at the low level Nigeria has sunk to.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely!!! You see graduates and still wonder how they passed through school. Funny enough, they are the ones who gets the 'job.' What a country, what a nation!!!
DeleteMy brother na true talk you just yarn so.
ReplyDeleteAbi na that Eagle wey choose to play the role of parrot because he dey work with Nigerian criminal commission. My country people sabi do things upside down.
EFCC hope una hear am
ReplyDeletePls loud it.....these corrupt crime fighting organizations in Nigeria still have alot to learn
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