EFCC Orders Arrest Of Former Staff Seen On Lege Miami’s Matchmaking Show

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has ordered the arrest of a dismissed staff member, Olakunle Alex Folarin, who appeared on a matchmaking show run by actor Lege Miami on social media.

In a statement shared on its X handle on Monday, August 25, the anti-graft agency explained that Folarin, who previously worked as a driver at its Ibadan Zonal Directorate, was sacked for forging his academic certificates.

“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 statement reads.

The agency further disclosed that Folarin failed to return some official items in his possession, including an EFCC identity card, after his dismissal.

This prompted EFCC chairman Ola Olukoyede to issue a directive for his immediate arrest.

“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 statement said.

The commission also cautioned the public not to link Folarin’s activities after his dismissal with the EFCC.

“The public is advised against associating Folarin’s post-dismissal conduct with the EFCC,” it concluded.

KanyiDaily recalls that EFCC recently declared Abdullahi Bashir Haske, a businessman and son-in-law of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, wanted for alleged involvement in criminal conspiracy and money laundering.