The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said Big
Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, Dorathy Bachor, lied that she was at home
when the anti-graft operatives broke into her residence in the Lekki area of
Lagos State.
EFCC in a statement on Monday also said “nine alleged
internet fraud suspects were apprehended in the block of flats housing Ms.
Bachor’s apartment”.
The former housemate in the 2020 edition of BBNaija
television reality show had taken to her Instastory on Monday, alleging that
EFCC operatives broke into her house around 5am.
According to the star, the anti-graft officials allegedly
broke into her house, saying they were after a suspected internet fraudster.
EFCC Head of Media, and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, had told
our correspondent that he needed to make some findings before making any
comment on the matter.
“I’ll find out. I can’t react to what I have not seen,” he said on Monday morning.
However, in a follow-up statement, titled, ‘EFCC Explains
Presence of Operatives at Dorothy Bachor’s House’, the anti-graft agency said
its operatives broke into the BBN star’s house because they were refused entry.
The EFCC statement posted on its official Facebook page
read, “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been
drawn to a post on Instagram by one Dorothy Bachor, alleging that operatives of
the Commission broke into her home in the early hours of today, 23rd August,
2021
“The Commission can confirm that operatives from the Lagos
Command of the Commission, acting on verified intelligence, executed a Search
Warrant at a block of flats located in the Lekki area of Lagos on Monday, 23rd
August, 2021 during which nine internet fraud suspects were arrested.
“Ms. Bachor’s apartment happened to be one of the flats in
the building.
“EFCC operatives had knocked on her entrance door,
identified themselves as being from the Commission on a mission to execute a
Search Warrant. But they were refused entry, for several minutes by Bachor’s
sister.
“The operatives were left with no choice than to force their
way in, lest suspects escape or destroy vital evidence.
“It is important to state that law-abiding citizens have no
reason to refuse the execution of a validly obtained Search Warrant. And,
contrary to the information making the rounds in the social media, Ms. Bachor
was not present during the operation and the anti-EFCC stories about her coming
out half-naked among other fantastical details appear to have been invented to
fit the pattern she and other internet-fueled stars so desperately want to push
about the EFCC.
“It is important to reiterate that nine alleged internet
fraud suspects were apprehended in the block of flats housing Ms. Bachor’s
apartment.”
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