The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has condemned the actions of its dismissed staff, Olakunle Alex Folarin, who was recently seen participating in a matchmaking programme on social media platforms hosted by popular entertainer, Lege Miami.
The anti-graft agency, in a statement on its official X handle on Monday, revealed that Folarin, who served as a driver at the EFCC’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate, was dismissed after investigations confirmed he forged his academic credentials.
According to the statement:
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, condemned in the strongest terms, the involvement of one of its former staff, Olakunle Alex Folarin, in a matchmaking programme running on Lege Miami social media platforms.
“Folarin was recently dismissed from the Commission for certificate forgery. He was a driver at the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the EFCC.”
The EFCC further disclosed that its Executive Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has ordered Folarin’s arrest for failing to return official items, including an identity card, after his dismissal.
“The Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has ordered his arrest for being in possession of some Commission’s properties, including an identity card, which he should have handed over upon being dismissed from the EFCC.
“The public is advised against associating Folarin’s post-dismissal conduct with the EFCC,” the statement added.
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