In response
to a distress call by residents of Majesty Estate, Nigerian Television
Authority, NTA Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, concerning
the nefarious activities of internet fraudsters in their neighbourhood,
operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, August 1, 2025 carried out
a sting operation that yielded 37 suspected fraudsters.
In the
course of the operation, the apartment of one of the residents that the
Commission’s intelligence flagged was visited. For some inexplicable
reasons, the residents refused to open their doors even when
operatives of the Commission properly introduced themselves and announced their
mission. On this score, one of the doors of the apartment was
prized open and search operations were carried out. No arrest or recovery
was made and no unprofessional conduct happened in the course of the
operations. The Commission finds reports of a viral video of
a broken door and harassment of residents in the Estate strange and unwarranted
as many residents profusely appreciated and commended the Commission for coming
to their aid in making some arrests of suspected internet fraudsters.
The
Commission remains resolute in upholding sound professional conduct in its
operations and will not hesitate to take disciplinary measures against any of
its operatives found to be overzealous in the discharge of his duties.
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