The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that its operation is not responsible for the protest that held in Kwara State Polytechnic.
The disclosure was made in a statement published on its official website and its X handle on Thursday, March 26.
Although the EFCC acknowledged that its operatives in the Ilorin Zonal Directorate carried out a sting operation within two buildings flagged for suspected internet-related fraud at Agbede Community in Ilorin, Kwara State, the anti-graft agency also noted that the operation, carried out on Wednesday, March 24, 2026, yielded the arrest of 30 suspected internet fraudsters, six of whom are students of Kwara State Polytechnic.
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Furthermore, the statement revealed that the profiling of the students showed that all six students are actively involved in internet fraud. Eight vehicles suspected to be proceeds of crime were recovered from the suspects, alongside mobile phones and laptops.
However, it clarified that the sting operation was not remotely connected to the Polytechnic, as no entrance was made into the premises of the Institution and there was no disruption of any activity of the school.
“It is untenable to link any protest by some students of the Polytechnic to the lawful operation of the EFCC. Any video in circulation linking students’ protest with the operation of the Commission is contrived and an outright misrepresentation of the operation”, the statement concluded.
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