A top investigator with the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, escaped death by the whiskers when
gunmen opened fire on him in Port Harcourt,
Rivers State.
Mr. Austin Okwor an operative in the Property
Fraud Section of the EFCC Zonal office in Port
Harcourt, had closed late for the day and as
he left office, he was suddenly accosted by a
gang of hoodlums who opened fire
on him.
Luckily for him, he was able to shake off his
assailants but not without sustaining some
bullet wounds as they kept firing at him. He
was rushed to a private hospital in Port
Harcourt where he is receiving treatment.
According to Ishaq Salihu, Head of the Zonal
office, the incident has already been reported
to the Police in Port Harcourt.
Okwor is one of the operatives investigating
some sensitive cases including that pertaining
to corrupt judicial officials.
Before the incident, the officer had been
receiving threat messages. One of such
messages which he received sometime in May
2017 was reported to the Police.
This incident underlines the hazards which
operatives of the Commission are daily
exposed to in the discharge of their duties.
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