EFCC raids 2-night clubs during bachelor’s eve, arrests groom-to-be

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have allegedly raided two major nightclubs in Akure, the Ondo State capital, arresting over 50 customers during a Bachelor’s Eve.

The EFCC operatives raided the lounges and event centres located at Alagbaka area of Akure on Saturday morning.

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Among those arrested was a groom-to-be who was in one of the clubs with his friends for his Bachelor’s eve.

The personnel were said to have stormed the areas in different cars around 1:00am on Saturday, shooting sporadically into the air.

They were said to have also confiscated scores of vehicles, laptops, sophisticated phones, and other items, while CCTV at the scenes were allegedly removed by the operatives during the operations.

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“They were entering the nightclubs and lounges, tear-gassing people, beating them up and arresting them. They don’t care who are, even two soldiers were injured as they shot tear gas canisters inside one of the clubs.

“They also went away with a groom and his friends at a club, he was there for his bash eve, so sad as they profiled everyone as Internet fraudsters.”