EFCC storm convention venue
Security agents on Tuesday arrested three suspected handset snatchers at the entrance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Special Convention in Abuja after they snatched a journalist’s cellphone.
The suspects who were gorgeously dressed took advantage of the commotion at the gate of Eagle Square, the venue of the convention to snatch the handset from the journalist’s pocket.
The journalist, name withheld raised an alarm after he discovered his phone was missing, attracting the attention of the security agents who rushed to the scene immediately.
But the missing phone couldn’t be found even after a search on the three suspects, as they had thrown the cellphone under a nearby security vehicle.
An eagle-eyed officer, however, salvaged the situation as he sighted the phone under the vehicle, leading to the arrest of the suspects.
A police officer who spoke on an anonymous condition said the suspects would be taken to a nearby station for investigations and eventual prosecution.
Meanwhile, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) on Tuesday stormed the Eagle Square venue of the party’s special convention.
The officials went around the convention venue before they took strategic positions.
Recall that the EFCC officials had made a similar appearance at the Peoples Democratic Convention (PDP) special convention in Abuja on May 28, without making any arrest.
The visit might not be unconnected with recent social media reports indicating that delegates were paid hugely by presidential aspirants for votes at the convention.
NAN
