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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have reacted to a viral photo of popular socialite, Obinna Iyiegbu aka Obi Cubana taking selfie with its staff after his release from custody.
Obi Cubana was grilled by the EFCC for three days, he was interrogated by the commission over an alleged offence of money laundering and tax fraud.
The popular socialite was released yesterday and a photo of him with some people in the background taking selfie went viral and it was alleged that the photo was taken shortly after his release.
Reacting, the commission in a statement signed by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity of EFCC described the report as fake news, he called on the general public to disregard it, noting that the commission’s staff didn’t pose for a picture with Obi Cubana.
The statement reads…
“The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to fake news trending on social media with the caption, “EFCC Crew poses for quick photograph with billionaire socialite and businessman Obi Cubana”.
“The caption is as fake as any fake news can ever be because, at no time during his ongoing investigation, period in custody or release did Obi Cubana pose for photographs with EFCC staff.
“Uncle Deji, a popular security analyst using his social media handle, has further debunked the fake news, saying:
“This post is deliberately misleading, this picture was taken 7th October 2021 during a book launch of Colonel Chukwu Obasi at Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja in which Obi Cubana attended as a guest”.
“Members of the public are strongly advised to ignore the fake news and misleading imputation which has been traced to the social media account of Sabi Radio (sabiradio), which first went to town with the fake news at 1.06 pm on 5 November, 2021. Sabiradio’s watermark is telltale on the photograph.
“The Commission shall not hesitate to take urgent necessary steps to address this and other fake news seeking to drag EFCC’s hard-won name and professional reputation in the mud.
