The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced that it has arrested Dikeocha Chukwuebuka, the man purportedly behind a viral picture of an open cell which was claimed to be the agency’s cell in Port Harcourt.
The Port Harcourt Zonal Head of the Commission, Mr. Usman Imam who announced the arrest during a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Thursday said the suspect was picked up at about 4 pm on Wednesday, February 26.
Chukwuebuka was in the premises of a new generation bank on Ada George Road in Port Harcourt when the arrest took place.
He said the arrest was a fulfillment of the vow he made to track and apprehend the author of the malicious tweet.
He recalled that the tweet was the “most embarrassing moment for the Commission, given that the ‘fake news’, represented the very opposite of what the EFCC stands for, as far as care of detainees was concerned”.
“I want to assure the suspect and indeed the media, that the Commission will follow through this investigation and ensure that justice is served in accordance with the law,” Iman said.
Imam warned social media influencers to be careful in using information, which they have not checked to save the society from the ordeal of fake news.
The Commission in its post concerning the arrest further revealed the blogger’s Twitter handle as @TheRealDayne.
According to the EFCC, Chukwuebuka admitted his error in publishing the picture which he said belonged to another agency. He apologized to the EFCC and his followers for the false and misleading report.
According to a Twitter post by Chukwuebuka on February 12, he apologised to EFCC and the general public, saying that after proper investigation, he found out that the cell in question does not belong to the EFCC but a police command.
