A social media user, identified as Kayode Cole, has been arrested for issuing a death threat against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede.
The spokesman of the agency, Dele Oyewale, made this disclosure, stating that the suspect was apprehended at the Lugbe axis of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The suspect made the death threat through his Instagram page handle, “1billionsecretss” while commenting on a story posted by an online blog on February 1, 2024.
The popular Instagram blog had posted a story with the caption, “A Religious Sect Is Laundering Money for Terrorists. We Traced N7 Billion Fraud Proceeds to another Religious Group- EFCC Chairman”.
Reacting in the comment section of the blog, the suspect stated that the EFCC chairman would be dead in six months.
“He will be dead in six months. This man will be dead in 6 months remembered, I said it,” he boasted.
However, Oyewale, disclosed that in the course of interrogation, the suspect claimed that he was just “chasing clout.”
The spokesperson added that he will be handed over to the appropriate authority for further investigation and prosecution.
