"Omo This One Don Carry Wahala o": EFCC Arrests Man for Online Comment Predicting Agency Boss' Death

• EFCC officials have arrested one Kayode Cole for issuing a death threat against the chairman of the commission, Ola Olukoyede
• Legit.ng reports that Cole made the death threat through his Instagram page handle: “1billionsecretss”
• The Nigerian youth has been handed over to the appropriate authorities for further investigation and prosecution

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering governance and security matters.

FCT, Abuja - Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested one Kayode Cole for making online comments predicting the anti-graft agency boss, Ola Olukoyede's death.

Legit.ng learnt that the arrest was effected on Monday, March 18, 2024, at Lugbe, Abuja.

In a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday, March 20, the EFCC said 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.

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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 wrote:

“He will be dead in six months. This man will be dead in 6 months remember I said it."

'I'm just chasing clout': EFCC suspect

Meanwhile, the EFCC said in the course of interrogation, Cole said he was just “chasing clout.”

He will be handed over to the appropriate authority for further investigation and prosecution.

See some reactions on X to the update below:

Hayat Abubakar wrote:

"Omo this one don carry wahala oo."

@Dele93748586 said:

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"Clout chaser kee u dia."

Michael Ben commented:

"Good one… kudos to EFCC."

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EFCC declares 5 wanted for financial crimes

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the EFCC declared some Nigerians wanted for different crimes.

The offences range from money laundering to obtaining money by false pretence, fraud, alleged conspiracy, and fraudulent conversion of funds.

In the notice signed by its head of media and publicity, Dele Oyewale, the commission displayed the pictures of the wanted persons and the details of their alleged crimes on its X handle.

Source: Legit.ng