Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

False Publication: Olukoyede Demands Retraction, Public Apology from Peoples Gazette

Against the furore generated by an unsubstantiated report by an online portal, People’s Gazette alleging that the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede “abducted the head of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd… and forcing him to resign at a secret rendezvous in Abuja”, the EFCC’s boss has demanded a retraction of the story and public apology within 48 hours. People’s Gazette, had, on Saturday, August 2, 2025 carried a sensational and poorly-sourced story that Olukoyede and Adeola Ajayi, Director General of the Department of State Securit…