The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an investigation into allegations that Nigerian rapper, Oladipupo Oladimeji, higher is known as Oladips, became extorted to the tune of ₦10 million.
Twinny News stories that the rapper made allegations in his most in fashion interview on the Trending podcast.
The revelation comes virtually a Twelve months after EFCC arrested him all the plan through a hour of darkness raid at his estate.
The singer became arrested, along side some of his neighbours, for alleged fraud in November 2024.
He became launched after spending five days in detention.
Talking about his trip with the EFCC, Oladips said that nothing became came in the end of on him after the EFCC investigations.
While revealing that the EFCC serene ₦10 million from him earlier than his open, he lamented that “Nigeria factual came about to me”.
Alternatively, the EFCC, in a assertion on Saturday, expressed displeasure over the allegation, stressing it does now not mirror the valid image of the operatives.
The anti-graft company said that the officers on the team dealing along with his case had been summoned to the Commission’s Corporate Headquarters and beget furthermore been relieved of their operational tasks pending the conclusion of the investigation into the matter.
The assertion reads, “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, views with mammoth seriousness the allegation of extortion made against some of its operatives by a Nigerian rapper, Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji (a.okay.a Oladips).
“The hip-hop artist gravely alleged that operatives of the Commission extorted a sum of N10,000,000( Ten Million Naira) from him earlier than securing his open when he became arrested alongside other suspected net fraudsters.
“The Commission wishes to tell unreservedly that the grim represent painted by the artist does now not mirror the factual represent of the EFCC. Now we beget considered his claims and beget commenced investigations on them accordingly. Officers in the Crew that dealt along with his case had been summoned to the Corporate Headquarters of the Commission and beget furthermore been relieved of their operational tasks pending the conclusion of the investigation of the matter.
“The Commission is smitten by its brand of integrity and should always serene take well-known action against any employees came in the end of to be culpable. It’s furthermore considered necessary to tell that if the allegation is came in the end of to be unsuitable and raised to malign the Commission or tarnish its image, acceptable sanctions will furthermore be imposed.
“The Commission enjoins the final public to look forward to the of its investigations and continue to protect up religion with it in its conscientious job of tackling financial and monetary crimes and other acts of corruption.”
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