Our Staff Didn’t Take Photos With Obi Cubana – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied media reports that its staff posed for photo op with the billionaire socialite, Obi Cubana, saying there is no truth in such report.

The commission was reacting to a social media report with the headline, “EFCC Crew poses for quick photograph with billionaire socialite and businessman Obi Cubana”.

In a statement on Friday obtained by ABN TV from Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity of EFCC, the commission said the caption is as fake as any fake news can ever be, insisting that at no time during his ongoing investigation, period in custody or release did Obi Cubana pose for photographs with EFCC staff.

According to EFCC, one Uncle Deji, a popular security analyst, using his social media handle, has further debunked the fake news, saying,

“This post is deliberately misleading, this picture was taken 7th October 2021 during a book launch of Colonel Chukwu Obasi at Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja in which Obi Cubana attended as a guest”.

It added, “Members of the public are therefore advised to ignore the fake news and misleading imputation which has been traced to the social media account of Sabi Radio (sabiradio), which first went to town with the fake news at 1.06 pm on 5 November, 2021. Sabiradio’s watermark is telltale on the photograph.

“The Commission shall not hesitate to take urgent necessary steps to address this and other fake news seeking to drag EFCC’s hard-won name and professional reputation in the mud.”