Less than two weeks after an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was killed in Anambra State, the lifeless body of another official of the commission was discovered on a Lagos road.
According to a video by SaharaReporters on Monday, the deceased operative, who was identified as Sylvanus, was found dead in Lagos, clad in a traditional attire.
Onlookers were able to identify him as an official of the anti-corruption agency before his demise by his identity card.
“Where e dey work nah EFCC. His ID card dey there,” voices, including that of a policeman, said in the video.
The circumstances surrounding Sylvanus’ death are still unclear. However, it was learned that EFCC is aware of his death.
This was confirmed by the agency’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale in a terse text message on Monday afternoon.
Oyewale said: “The death is being investigated.”
Sylvanus’s death comes less than two weeks after NEW DAILY PRIME reported the death of another EFCC officer, Aminu Sahabi Salisu, after being shot by a suspected fraudster in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
The suspect in the incident is identified as Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu, an alleged internet fraudster.
The suspect attacked EFCC operatives during an operation in Awka and shot Salisu.
NEW DAILY PRIME gathered from senior police sources that Nnamdi was apprehended while hiding in the ceiling of his neighbour’s room following the crime.
Salisu was later flown to Sokoto State for burial.
Meanwhile, the EFCC has named the administrative block of its Academy in Karu, Abuja after Salisu.
EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede disclosed in Abuja on Saturday, January 25, 2025, that the gesture was made to immortalize the slain officer.
He said this while addressing staff of the Commission at the Annual Rewards and Recognition Ceremony held at the EFCC’s Academy.
According to him, Salisu paid the supreme price in the service of the nation and his memory should be kept alive.
“We are saddened by the loss of our officer while on official assignment. He was a gallant officer and to this effect, the administrative block of the Academy is hereby named after him,” he said.
