#ENDSARS: EFCC Disowns Lawyer Who Claimed To Have Resigned To Join Protest

… Our Website Not Hacked -Spokesman

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, disowned a lawyer by name, Dominic Akpan, who claimed he resigned from the employ of the commission to join the #EndSARS protests.

The commission noted that Akpan cited undisclosed “ugly experiences” he had within the commission for his action.

The commission, in a statement by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said Akpan was not on the member of staff of the anti-graft agency.

Uwujaren added that the said Akpan only served as a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member at the Port Harcourt zonal office of the agnency from November 2019 to October 16, 2020, when he completed his national service.

The spokesman said Akpan therefore could not have resigned from the EFCC to join the #End SARS Movement.

He described the action of the said lawyer as “crass opportunism.”

The anti-graft spokesman also denied reports that the commission’s website was hacked. He maintained that, although there was an attempt to compromise the site but it was repelled as it was up and running.

He said: “The EFCC wishes to inform the public that Akpan is not a staff of the Commission. He merely served as a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in the Port Harcourt zonal office of the Commission from November 2019 to October 16, 2020 when he completed his national service. He therefore could not have resigned from the EFCC to join the #End SARS Movement.

“The stunt by Akpan is nothing but crass opportunism.  And, seeking to achieve his selfish objectives riding on the crest of the popular protests by the youth, clamouring for institutional reform in Nigeria, is a disservice to the EndSARS Movement.

“The EFCC therefore urges members of the public to disregard the report, in addition to the one which also claims that the Commission’s website had been hacked. Though there were attempts, over the weekend, to compromise the website by some cyber criminals the attacks were successfully repelled.

“The EFCC website is up and running.”