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Ondo Governor, Aiyedatiwa Meets Night Club Owners, Offers To Intervene Over EFCC Raid

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By Joseph Sunday 

The Ondo State Governor, Honourable Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa on Sunday met with Night Club Owners in Akure, the Ondo State Capital, offering to intervene in respect of the raid carried out by the officers and men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on some night club facilities in the State. 

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Owners of night clubs and hotels affected by the raid gave the accounts of how their facilities were vandalised by the officers of the anti-graft body when they arrested some suspected internet fraudsters in the early hours of Saturday in Akure.

The EFCC had stated that its operatives, acting on intelligence reports, stormed the outlets to effect the arrest of 127 people allegedly holding ‘Yahoo Parties’ and those who had been on the radar of the Commission. 

Addressing the club owners at the meeting held at the Government House, Governor Aiyedatiwa sympathized with them on the damages done to their facilities and loss of revenue.

The Governor urged them to compile a record of all their facilities destroyed during the raids so they can use it to present their genuine cases to the necessary authorities. 

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Saying that there can’t be smoke without fire, the Governor said the EFCC has the mandate to carry out arrest of suspects and must have acted on credible intelligence to carry out the raids.

Governor Aiyedatiwa, however, said innocent people affected by the operation should seek redress while those who have cases to answer should be allowed to defend themselves.

Adding that he has been in communication with top security agencies to get credible reports on the incident, the Governor promised to intervene wherever necessary. 

The club owners, who thanked the Governor for the timely meeting, said they were not part of those planning to hold a protest over the incident. 

The meeting was attended by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Saka Yusuf Ogunleye, Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Pastor Segun Ayerin and a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye (Small Alhaji), who is also a night club owner.

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