The EFCC said in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, that the hoodlums invaded the office around 5am and started shooting indiscriminately. The commission said although no life was lost, vehicles and other properties on the premises were riddled with bullets. According to the anti-graft agency, the assailants were repelled by policemen who engaged them in a gun duel. The EFCC said before fleeing, the armed men left an envelope containing a threat letter addressed to the head of the Foreign Exchange Malpractices Fraud Section, Ishaku Sharu. Sharu is said to be in charge of corruption investigation involving manypolitically-exposed persons and retired generals. The statement read in part, “A major security breach was recorded at the headquarters of the EFCC, in the early hours of Wednesday, August 16, 2017 as gunmen attacked the office located at Wuse Zone 7, Abuja. “The group of heavily armed men invaded the office at about 5am and began shooting into the premises, damaging vehicles parked on the premises in the process. However, the attack was repelled by guards on duty. “The hoodlums escaped in a getaway vehicle but not without leaving a message; a white envelope dropped by the fleeing attackers was found to contain a death threat addressed to Ishaku Sharu, a senior investigator with the commission.” The anti-graft agency said the attack on the Zone 7 office which houses the commission’s AMCON Desk, Procurement Fraud and Foreign Exchange Malpractices Sections, is coming few weeks after another investigator, Austin Okwor, was shot by unknown assailants in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The EFCC said the latest incident had already been reported to the police. Meanwhile, the police have commenced an investigation into the gun attack on the EFCC headquarters in Wuse, Abuja by unknown gunmen. The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, said the Federal Capital Territory Police Command had initiated an investigation into the accident which reportedly occurred on Wednesday. He explained that detectives were examining the threat letter dropped by the attackers in which they threatened to kill an EFCC investigator. Moshood said the letter would be subjected to forensic analysis and investigation to determine its origin. “We have not made any arrest yet, but we are looking at the evidence from the crime scene, including the threat letter dropped by the attackers, “ he stated.]]>

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