Photo:Youths protest in Ondo over EFCC raid, arrest of 127

Some youths staged a protest in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Monday against the raid by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, who arrested 127 people at two nightclubs.

The personnel of the commission on Saturday stormed the night clubs and arrested about 127 youths over alleged internet fraud activities. Some of those arrested include a man who was celebrating his bachelor’s eve with his friends in one of the raided nightclubs.

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