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economic and financial crimes commission
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efcc has invaded over 94.5 FM radio
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station in U State and arrested a
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journalist while she was on Mid a
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presenting a program efcc said it
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carried out the arrest after the
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journalist failed to honor its
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invitation over allegation of a Ponzi
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scheme made against her but the station
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said efcc took away more one presenters
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and an official of the station claimed
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three persons were arrested according to
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efcc the female journalist was released
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after she was taken to their office in
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enu State according to Sahara reporters
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efcc said it carried out the operations
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on Monday morning close Watchers said
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all efforts to allow the presenter
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finish her program proved abortive as
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the efcc operatives insisted on going
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away with the suspect the management of
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over 94. 5 FM said in a statement that
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the efcc agents inited the studio around
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5:45 p.m. forcibly took away some staff
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and a presenter alongside season
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communication equipment the station
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assured its listeners that it is
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addressing the situation and will keep
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them informed through its platform the
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management apologized for the disruption
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and expressed hope for a quick
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resolution of the issue the board and
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management of aan radio 94 .5 FM andu
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regrets the abrupt haunting and
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disruption of our program at about 6:35
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p.m. this Monday evening Al men
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identifying as the efcc had bed into the
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studio and interrupted the Live program
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Prime Time forcefully abducted our
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presenters and took away our
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communication equipment for reasons they
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vly refused to disclose whilst We are
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following up with the matter we will
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continue to inform our de listeners
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accordingly through this medium once
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again we apologize for the unethical
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break in into our live studio and
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distruction of your favorite programs
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and hope that the matter will be
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resolved as soon as possible and for
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whatever the reasons Oran radio
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management stated Sahar reporters stated
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that the economic and financial crimes
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commission efcc has clarifi the red on
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over 94.5 FM a popular radio station in
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speaking with Sahar reporters in a
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telephone chat de o the commission's H
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of media and publicity set the record
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straight according to O the efc's enugu
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zonal command only went to the station
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to arrest a journalist involved in a
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Ponzi fraud scheme after refusing to
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honor an invitation by the commission
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the suspect according to him whose name
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wasn't disclosed was taken into custody
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made a statement and was released
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immediately o emphasized that nothing
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was removed from the station
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contradicting earlier reports of seized
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equipment he said all the reports that
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our people efcc moved to the neutral and
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cuted their equipment there's nothing
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like that what happened is this the
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fellow that was arrested is a suspect in
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Ponzi scheme where over 103 people were
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defrauded and unfortunately the fellow
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happened to be a staff of that radio
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station investigative heard they have
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written letter to her and all of that
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but she did not respond and because of
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the severity of the matter the number of
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people involved just imagine somebody a
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journalist getting involved in Ponzi
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scheme so they have to arrest her
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brought her to our office to make a
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statement and released her immediately
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no equipment was taken nothing was taken
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it is normal way of our work it is
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unfortunate that she is a journalist but
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whether a journalist or whoever a
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suspect is a suspect I am even worried
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that media staff would engage in such
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thing as bringing you the news in a more
