
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Sunday dissociated itself from the purported report circulating in some sections of the media, claiming it has released a full list of former governors being investigated for alleged corruption.
Sunday Telegraph reports that an emerging news report titled, “EFCC Releases Full List of 58 Ex- Governors that Embezzled N2.187 Trillion”, surfaced online in the late hour of Saturday.
Debunking the list in a statement issued by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the anti-graft agency described the list as false and mischievous, noting that the Commission neither issued the said list nor entertained discussions on investigation of ex-governors with any news medium.
He said, “This invariably means that the so-called list is a disingenuous fabrication designed to achieve motives known only to the authors.
“The public is enjoined to ignore the report as it is false and misleading.
“The media is advised to endeavour to crosscheck facts pertaining to matters under investigation with the Commission to avoid misleading the public with false and inaccurate reports.