The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained Kayode Cole for making a threat against its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede.
Cole was captured in the Lugbe area of Abuja after making the threat via his Instagram handle, “1billionsecretss,” in response to an Instablog9ja post on February 1, 2024.
This information was shared in a statement the agency posted on its X account on Wednesday.
The statement said, “Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 18, 2024, detained Kayode Cole for making a threat against the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede.
“Cole was detained at the Lugbe axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.
“The suspect made the threat through his Instagram page handle: ‘1billionsecretss’ while commenting on a story posted by a popular Instagram blogger, Instablog9ja, on February 1, 2024.
“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.’
“In the comment section of Instablog9ja, Cole stated that the EFCC Chairman will be dead in six months.
“’He will be dead in six months. This man will be dead in 6 months remember I said it,’ he said.
“During interrogation, the suspect claimed that he was just ‘chasing clout.’
“He will be handed over to the appropriate authority for further investigation and prosecution.
This incident follows Olukoyede’s previous announcement on January 30, 2024, concerning the EFCC’s discoveries on money laundering activities involving religious groups in Nigeria.
