The controversial picture
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied that staff of the Commission took photographs with billionaire socialite and business man, Obi Cubana when he was invited for questioning by the anti-graft agency.
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The story with the caption, “EFCC Crew poses for quick photograph with billionaire socialite and businessman Obi Cubana, “ as fake as any fake news can ever be because, at no time during his ongoing investigation, period in custody or release did Obi Cubana pose for photographs with EFCC staff”, said Mr Wilson Uwugiaren, Head of Media and Publicity.
Uncle Deji, a popular security expert using his social media handle, has further debunked the fake news, saying:
“This post is deliberately misleading, this picture was taken 7th October 2021 during a book launch of Colonel Chukwu Obasi at Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja in which Obi Cubana attended as a guest”.
He urged the public to ignore the fake news and misleading imputation which has been traced to the social media account of Sabi Radio (sabiradio), which first went to town with the fake news at 1.06 pm on 5 November, 2021. Sabiradio’s watermark is telltale on the photograph.
“The Commission shall not hesitate to take urgent necessary steps to address this and other fake news seeking to drag EFCC’s hard-won name and professional reputation in the mud,” Uwujaren said.
