The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one baron Nnamdi for hoisting two billboards which illegally used the name of the commission for political gains.
The two Super 48 Sheet Billboards located at Otigba and Zik Avenue Junctions in Enugu, carried what the commission viewed as offensive messages using the name of the EFCC.
“2023: Enugu PDP Learn From 2007 Election… EFCC IS COMING WITH KOBOKO ON CORRUPT CANDIDATES” was one of the messages displayed on the billboard.
EFCC said its officials followed credible intelligence received on May 21 and arrested Nnamdi, the alleged designer, printer and owner of the billboards hosting the offensive political campaign messages.
EFCC disclosed that the owner of the billboard has He volunteered a statement to the Commission, claiming he was contracted by a media aide to a former deputy governor of the state with governorship ambition. The advert executive had reportedly confessed that he was paid N160, 000 for the one week campaign and that the media aide to the former deputy governor supplied him with the messages, EFCC logo and pictures of Operatives used for the advertisement.
Officials of the commission had on Saturday pulled down the billboards while saying its investigations would continue.