In a post shared on his handle on Thursday, Odinkalu said The EFCC should be ashamed of themselves.
Chidi Odinkalu, a former Director-General of the National Human Rights Commission NHRC, clashed with the EFCC after Odinkalu criticized the arrest and arraignment of crossdresser Bobrisky.
In a post shared on his handle on Thursday, Odinkalu wrote; ‘The @officialEFCC shd be ashamed of themselves.
“The power of arrest & prosecution is a public trust that shd not be weaponized for the persecution of those whom they don’t like.
“It is either @officialEFCC is evidently idle or this is clear #AbuseOfPower.”
EFCC PRESS STATEMENT
Chidi Odinkalu’s Reckless Commentaries on EFCC
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some reckless commentaries made by a former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu on the arrest… pic.twitter.com/rmkcJ5D3YD
— EFCC Nigeria (@officialEFCC) April 5, 2024
Responding, Odinkalu said the EFCC’s statement is self-evident that they are indeed ”jobless.”
”It is now self evident that @officialEFCC is a shameless, #IdleAndDisorderly institution whose sole preoccupation is #AbuseOfPower. This is beyond unfortunate but entirely predictable.”
