By Folayimika Akanbi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied that its operatives make entry into the premises of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin during a sting operation the agency carried out on Wednesday.
It said the sting operation took place within two buildings flagged for suspected internet-related fraud at Agbede Community, Ilorin.
The Head, Media and Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday.
Wind Gate News reports that the clarification came following the media reports and as well as viral videos that men of the anti-graft agency invaded the permanent site of the state-owned polytechnic, prompting protest from students.
But the EFCC said its operatives from the Ilorin Zonal Directorate, who carried out the operation, apprehended 30 suspects and recovered eight vehicles and other items from them.
The statement titled “EFCC Operation Not Responsible for Kwara Poly Protest,” said some students sighted protesting in the viral video should not be linked to the lawful action of the anti-graft commission.
It insisted that the video linking students’ protest with the operation of the commission was contrived and outright misrepresentation of the operation.
“Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, carried out a sting operation within two buildings flagged for suspected internet-related fraud at Agbede Community in Ilorin, Kwara state.
“The operation, carried out on Wednesday, March 24, 2026, yielded the arrest of 30 suspected internet fraudsters, six of whom are students of Kwara State Polytechnic. The profiling of the students showed that all the six students are actively involved in internet fraud. Eight vehicles suspected to be proceeds of crime were recovered from the suspects, alongside mobile phones and laptops.
“The sting operation was not remotely connected to the Polytechnic. No entrance was made into the premises of the institution, and there was no disruption of any activity of the school. It is untenable to link any protest by some students of the Polytechnic to the lawful operation of the EFCC. Any video in circulation linking students’ protest with the operation of the Commission is contrived and outright misrepresentation of the operation.
“The EFCC, for the umpteenth time, assures the public of the professionalism and integrity of its operations. All the channels of reporting unethical conduct of staff of the Commission remain open. The Commission will continue to work in the overall interests of Nigerians,” the EFCC said.
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