Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, March 18, 2024, arrested one Kayode Cole for issuing a death threat against the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede.
The EFCC, in a statement, said Cole was arrested at the Lugbe axis of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
Cole made the death threat through his Instagram page handle: “1billionsecretss” while commenting on a story posted by a popular Instagram blogger, Instablog9ja on February 1, 2024.
Instablog9ja had posted a story with the caption: “A Religious Sect Is Laundering Money for Terrorists. We Traced N7 Billion Fraud Proceeds to another Religious Group – EFCC Chairman”.
Reacting in the comment section of Instablog9ja, Cole stated that the EFCC Chairman will be dead in six months.
“He will be dead in six months. This man will be dead in 6 months remember I said it,” he said.
In the course of interrogation, the suspect claimed that he was just “chasing clout.”
EFCC stated that the suspect will be handed over to the appropriate authority for further investigation and prosecution.
