Regional Hotel operation: EFCC Boss orders arrest of officers involved in unprofessional conduct

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered the arrest of two officers of the Commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female staff of Regional Hotel, Ojo, Lagos.

Officers of the anti-graft agency were sighted in a viral video assaulting the staff of the hotel in an early morning sting operation in Lagos.

Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale in a statement on Thursday stated the operation yielded a sizable number of suspects who are still being profiled.

He said the EFCC’s boss has also ordered detailed investigations of the operation carried out at the hotel and assured that appropriate disciplinary measures would be taken against any of the officers found to be culpable.

“Olukoyede assures the general public that the EFCC would continue to ply its job professionally and with profound respect for the rule of law,” the statement added.