The newly appointed chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has ordered that sting operation at night be stopped in all the Commission commands.

Wakadaily learnt that EFCC operatives stormed hostels in Oduduwa Estate, Ile-Ife in the early hours of Wednesday and arrested 69 students of the institution.

Reacting, Olukoyede in a statement by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, ordered the immediate ban of night raids by the operatives.

The directive is in line with the newly-reviewed procedures on arrest and bail of suspects by the anti-graft agency.

The statement read: “the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has directed that sting operations at night time be stopped in all the Commands of the EFCC.

He gave the directive in Abuja on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 in reaction to the arrest of 69 suspected internet fraudsters by operatives of the Ibadan Zonal of the Commission in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Already, many of the suspects duly profiled by the Command have been released, while profiling of suspects yet un-released will be completed, without further delay.

The Commission wishes to assure the public that it will not relent in its adherence to the rule of law, in the exercise of its mandate.”