Why Our Operatives Broke Into Dorathy Bachor’s House – EFCC

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC has accused Big Brother Naija former housemate,
Dorothy Bacho of lying about a raid in the building housing her
apartment of in Lekki area of Lagos early Monday morning.

EFCC said this in a statement issued in reaction to an instagram
post by the reality tv star that operatives of the Commission broke
into her home in the early hours of Monday.

Dorathy had in the post alleged that the operatives who were
after some fraudsters in the building broke into her apartment and
she was forced to come out nearly naked.

EFCC confirmed that its operatives were indeed in the building
housing the apartments, but added that Dorathy was not at home at
the time of the raid, contrary to her claims on the social media in
a statement signed by Wilson Uwujaren, its Head of Media &
Publicity.

The agency also said its operatives arrested nine internet
fraudsters during the raid.

“Ms. Bachor’s apartment happened to be one of the flats in the
building. EFCC operatives had knocked on her entrance door,
identified themselves as being from the Commission on a mission to
execute a Search Warrant. But they were refused entry, for several
minutes by Bachor’s sister. The operatives were left with no choice
than to force their way in, lest suspects escape or destroy vital
evidence.

“It is important to state that law abiding citizens have no
reason to refuse the execution of a validly obtained Search
Warrant. And, contrary to the information making the rounds in the
social media, Ms. Bachor was not present during the operation and
the anti- EFCC stories about her coming out half-naked among other
fantastical details appear to have been invented to fit the pattern
she and other internet-fueled stars so desperately want to push
about the EFCC.

“ It is important to reiterate that nine alleged internet fraud
suspects were apprehended in the block of flats housing Ms.
Bachor’s apartment,” EFCC said.

Read the full statement below

The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission has been drawn to a post on Instagram by one Dorothy
Bachor, alleging that operatives of the Commission broke into her
home in the early hours of today, 23rd August, 2021

The Commission can confirm that operatives from the Lagos
Command of the Commission, acting on verified intelligence,
executed a Search Warrant at a block of flats located in the Lekki
area of Lagos on Monday, 23rd August, 2021 during which nine
internet fraud suspects were arrested.

Ms. Bachor’s apartment happened to be one of the flats in
the building. EFCC operatives had knocked on her entrance door,
identified themselves as being from the Commission on a mission to
execute a Search Warrant. But they were refused entry, for several
minutes by Bachor’s sister. The operatives were left with no choice
than to force their way in, lest suspects escape or destroy vital
evidence.

It is important to state that law abiding citizens have no
reason to refuse the execution of a validly obtained Search
Warrant. And, contrary to the information making the rounds in the
social media, Ms. Bachor was not present during the operation and
the anti- EFCC stories about her coming out half-naked among other
fantastical details appear to have been invented to fit the pattern
she and other internet-fueled stars so desperately want to push
about the EFCC.

It is important to reiterate that nine alleged internet
fraud suspects were apprehended in the block of flats housing Ms.
Bachor’s apartment.

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC has accused Big Brother Naija former housemate,
Dorothy Bacho of lying about a raid in the building housing her
apartment of in Lekki area of Lagos early Monday morning.

EFCC said this in a statement issued in reaction to an instagram
post by the reality tv star that operatives of the Commission broke
into her home in the early hours of Monday.

Dorathy had in the post alleged that the operatives who were
after some fraudsters in the building broke into her apartment and
she was forced to come out nearly naked.

EFCC confirmed that its operatives were indeed in the building
housing the apartments, but added that Dorathy was not at home at
the time of the raid, contrary to her claims on the social media in
a statement signed by Wilson Uwujaren, its Head of Media &
Publicity.

The agency also said its operatives arrested nine internet
fraudsters during the raid.

“Ms. Bachor’s apartment happened to be one of the flats in the
building. EFCC operatives had knocked on her entrance door,
identified themselves as being from the Commission on a mission to
execute a Search Warrant. But they were refused entry, for several
minutes by Bachor’s sister. The operatives were left with no choice
than to force their way in, lest suspects escape or destroy vital
evidence.

“It is important to state that law abiding citizens have no
reason to refuse the execution of a validly obtained Search
Warrant. And, contrary to the information making the rounds in the
social media, Ms. Bachor was not present during the operation and
the anti- EFCC stories about her coming out half-naked among other
fantastical details appear to have been invented to fit the pattern
she and other internet-fueled stars so desperately want to push
about the EFCC.

“ It is important to reiterate that nine alleged internet fraud
suspects were apprehended in the block of flats housing Ms.
Bachor’s apartment,” EFCC said.

Read the full statement below

The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission has been drawn to a post on Instagram by one Dorothy
Bachor, alleging that operatives of the Commission broke into her
home in the early hours of today, 23rd August, 2021

The Commission can confirm that operatives from the Lagos
Command of the Commission, acting on verified intelligence,
executed a Search Warrant at a block of flats located in the Lekki
area of Lagos on Monday, 23rd August, 2021 during which nine
internet fraud suspects were arrested.

Ms. Bachor’s apartment happened to be one of the flats in
the building. EFCC operatives had knocked on her entrance door,
identified themselves as being from the Commission on a mission to
execute a Search Warrant. But they were refused entry, for several
minutes by Bachor’s sister. The operatives were left with no choice
than to force their way in, lest suspects escape or destroy vital
evidence.

It is important to state that law abiding citizens have no
reason to refuse the execution of a validly obtained Search
Warrant. And, contrary to the information making the rounds in the
social media, Ms. Bachor was not present during the operation and
the anti- EFCC stories about her coming out half-naked among other
fantastical details appear to have been invented to fit the pattern
she and other internet-fueled stars so desperately want to push
about the EFCC.

It is important to reiterate that nine alleged internet
fraud suspects were apprehended in the block of flats housing Ms.
Bachor’s apartment.