Arrest First, Investigate Later: EFCC's Cyber-Vigilante Approach and Why They Should Level Up
EFCC's Public Arrests May Compromise Suspects' Right to a Fair Trial ’ This has been a persistent issue that no one seems to be talking about, except that it has become a trending issue on Nigerian social media since the early hours of today, November 1, 2023, when news broke that the EFCC had arrested 69 students on suspicion of internet fraud. According to verified videos online, officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Unit, broke into the hostels of off-campus students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and arrested 69 students. The EFCC has published the names of all the students on its website, even though they have not been charged with any crime. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (EFCC's) approach to internet fraud arrests, which involves publicly displaying suspects and publishing their names before a full investigation has been completed, has been a topic of debate and controversy for years. This has been a co
