Celebrity Status Won’t Shield Naira Abusers: EFCC on High Alert Amid Ongoing Investigations.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a strong warning to all individuals, including celebrities, who have been implicated in Naira abuse.
In a statement released on Saturday by Dele Oyewale, the Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, emphasized that no one is immune from prosecution, regardless of their social status or fame.
Oyewale emphasized that the EFCC has ongoing investigations involving many celebrities and is dedicated to its policy of non-selective enforcement.
[7:24 AM, 4/15/2024] Zechariah: Enugu Federation Cup Showdown: Coal City United Emerge Champion
The nail-biting Enugu State Federation Cup came to a dramatic climax as Coal City United FC emerged champions amidst controversy. After a tense 90 minutes of play, Enugu Rangers allegedly refused to participate in penalty kicks, leading the game to be declared in favor of Coal City United. The commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Lloyd Ekweremadu, commended Coal City United as “worthy champions” during the trophy presentation ceremony.
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The players of Coal City United, undoubtedly exultant, received the coveted trophy in a display of triumph and sportsmanship, marking a significant milestone for the club and its ardent fans.
The commissioner said “I will first apologise for not being able to attend all your (Coal City) matches, but after watching what you played against Rangers, you guys are deservedly true champions of the state Federation Cup.”
“As a government, we will give you all the support you need to excel at the national level when hostilities begin.”
Explaining the decision to present the trophy to the NNL side, Enugu FA chairman Tony Ugwu stated that the association acted based on the report from the match officials.
According to him, the report confirmed that one of the teams (Rangers) refused to proceed to the ensuing penalty shootout.”
“That’s exactly what we did, and I’m sure the management of Rangers are aware of the report from the match officials. So, what the FA did was to act on the report of the match commissioner and that’s why we made the presentation today (Saturday),” Ugwu said.
“The rule says there must be a reason before a match is declared inconclusive, but the match commissioner gave us a report that the match was concluded, but one team just refused to continue, and when one team refuses to continue, all we need to do is act on the match officials report.”
Both Coal City and Rangers will represent Enugu in this year’s Federation Cup.
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