Why we broke into apartment of ex-BBN housemate, Dorathy —EFCC

The Economic and Financial crime commission has given reasons why it’s operatives broke the door, and invaded the residence of a former Big Brother Naija contestant, Dorathy Bachor in the early hours of Monday.

The BBN star had taken to Instagram on Monday to lament that EFCC operatives broke down her door and stormed into her apartment, but retreated when they discovered she was the occupant.
However, the commission in a statement same day issued by its head of media and publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to Ripples Nigeria, stated that it’s operatives were in pursuit of internet scammers, and had to break down Dorathy’s door after her sister refused to open the door several minutes after the operatives identified themselves.

The statement read “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been drawn to a post on Instagram by one Dorothy Bachor, alleging that operatives of the Commission broke into her home in the early hours of today, 23rd August, 2021

“The Commission can confirm that operatives from the Lagos Command of the Commission, acting on verified intelligence, executed a Search Warrant at a block of flats located in the Lekki area of Lagos on Monday, 23rd August, 2021 during which nine internet fraud suspects were arrested.

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“Ms. Bachor’s apartment happened to be one of the flats in the building. EFCC operatives had knocked on her entrance door, identified themselves as being from the Commission on a mission to execute a Search Warrant. But they were refused entry, for several minutes by Bachor’s sister. The operatives were left with no choice than to force their way in, lest suspects escape or destroy vital evidence.

“It is important to state that law abiding citizens have no reason to refuse the execution of a validly obtained Search Warrant. And, contrary to the information making the rounds in the social media, Ms. Bachor was not present during the operation and the anti- EFCC stories about her coming out half-naked among other fantastical details appear to have been invented to fit the pattern she and other internet-fueled stars so desperately want to push about the EFCC.

“It is important to reiterate that nine alleged internet fraud suspects were apprehended in the block of flats housing Ms. Bachor’s apartment”.

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