EFCC officer collapses and dies in Lagos

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>An officer of the<a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;EFCC"><strong> Economic and Financial Crimes Commission &lpar;EFCC&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&comma; yet to be identified&comma; has reportedly <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreeel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;collapsed"><strong>collapsed<&sol;strong><&sol;a> and died in Lagos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to a video <strong>circulating online&comma; the incident occurred on Sunday in an undisclosed location within Lagos State&period; The officer&comma;<&sol;strong> who was off duty and not in uniform&comma; was seen lying lifeless as sympathizers&comma; including police officers&comma; surrounded the scene&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A search of his bag revealed his identity as an EFCC officer through his official ID card&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;1148231" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-1148231" style&equals;"width&colon; 1500px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding&equals;"async" class&equals;"size-full wp-image-1148231" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1500" height&equals;"979" data-lazy- src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;01&sol;EFCC-2&period;webp&period;webp"&sol;><img decoding&equals;"async" class&equals;"size-full wp-image-1148231" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;01&sol;EFCC-2&period;webp&period;webp" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1500" height&equals;"979" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-1148231" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">EFCC<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>In the video&comma; a voice confirmed&comma; <em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He works with EFCC&period; His ID card is with him&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking to <em>PUNCH Metro<&sol;em> on Monday&comma; EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale confirmed the incident and stated that the matter is under investigation&period; <em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Yes&comma; the man is our officer&period; His death is being investigated&period; The incident happened on Sunday&comma;<&sol;em>” Oyewale said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This incident follows another tragic event reported on January 15&comma; where a suspected internet fraudster&comma; Joshua Ikechukwu&comma; shot and killed an EFCC officer&comma; Assistant Superintendent Aminu Salisu&comma; during a raid in Onitsha&comma; Anambra State&period; The operatives&comma; who had traveled from the EFCC’s zonal headquarters in Enugu&comma; were ambushed while attempting to apprehend suspected cybercriminals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Oyewale condemned misinformation surrounding the recent events and assured that the commission remains committed to ensuring justice is served&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;efcc-officer-collapses-and-dies-in-lagos&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;