We retrieved vital documents from Dangote office, says EFCC

We retrieved vital documents from Dangote office, says EFCC 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has defended its action of searching the head office of the Dangote Group in Lagos.

It indeed said on Saturday that the search led to the retrieval of some vital documents from the company’s headquarters.

It also stated that its team visited the Dangote Group headquarters with a search warrant for some vital documents on forex allocations to the company from 2014 to 2023 during the tenure of former Governor of Cental Bank of Nigeria ( CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele.

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It explained that its decision to search the head office of Dangote Group was because the company was not forthcoming with the documents it was requested to provide.

The agency said the visit was justified because its operatives were “able to get the vital documents they wanted.”

It said it would not join issues with the company but asked Nigerians to wait for the outcome of the investigation.

But Dangote Group in a statement, said no accusations of wrongdoing have been made against any company within its group.

It said the visit of the EFCC to its office was “designed to cause us unwarranted embarrassment.”

We retrieved vital documents from Dangote office, says EFCC