Guests Threaten To Sue Ogun Hotel Over EFCC Invasion

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Wednesday, September 15th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –The compliance officer of Celia’s Suit Abeokuta Idowu Mosope has faulted the commando manner in which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC) invaded the hotel on Monday creating bad image for the hotel, causing physical damage thereby guest have threatened to sue the hotel for harassment

Mosope stated this on Tuesday while reacting to the Monday invasion of his hotel and two others by the EFCC.

He lamented that no fewer than 25 operatives stormed the hotel and forcefully entered 15 rooms in the hotels while the guests were already sleeping.

He said some guests complained that they were naked when the EFCC operatives badged into their rooms around 3am on Monday in search of internet fraudsters.

The Compliance officer who claimed that he has attended series of training by EFCC on money laundering and fraud, said the operatives pointed guns at the guests and later went away with three guests that arrived Nigeria from Dubai.

EFCC operatives had invaded three hotels including government-owned hotel, MITRO Residences Annex in Abeokuta and whisked away 56 suspected fraudsters.

The EFCC Head of Public Affairs, Ibadan, Tokunbo Odeniyi, had confirmed the incident.