How EFCC operatives held hostage by students
.... As NANS protests invasion of college A mild drama played out, as seven operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Ibadan, Oyo State, were attacked and held hostage by staff and students of the Federal College of Forestry, Idishin Estate, in the state. According to the Head, Media and Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale, the operatives were in the college to authenticate the address and identity of one Azeez Oluwakemi, who stood as a surety for Alakinde Kolawole, a suspected internet fraudster in the custody of the commission. Oyewale alleged that students and staff of the college went on a frenzy of attacks against operatives of the EFCC, who were on an authorized assignment. He accused the college’s Student Union President and some staff of the institution of reportedly causing the violent confrontation with the EFCC operatives. He said: "The bus that conveyed operatives to the college was vandalized, even, as students and staff of the college thr...