Posted on: 06:24 Fri, 20 Nov 2015



The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission has arrested an
unspecified number of operatives for
allegedly leaking information to
bloggers.

Among those arrested are a director
and other senior operatives.
It was gathered that among those in
custody was a former senior
operative who was dismissed from
the anti-graft agency for corruption
and cultism.

“There seems to be a purge here at
the commission. Some of our
operatives leaking information to
bloggers are in custody already.

“Those arrested are a director, some
senior and lower cadre officers,
including a former senior operative
who was dismissed for corruption
and involvement in cult activities.”
the source told The PUNCH.

A top operative of the commission
told the newspaper that the Acting
Chairman of the Commission, Mr.
Ibrahim Magu, ordered the arrest of
the operatives because the
information they leaked was
intended to cause false reports
considered damaging to the image of
the agency.

The source said the conduct of the
affected officers contradicted their
oath of office and the policy on
discipline in the agency
It was learnt that the leadership of
the commission was irked by the
negative media report the
commission has been getting
recently from the mainstream media
and bloggers.