OKPOKO BUILDING COLLAPSE: ANAMBRA COMMISSIONER CONDEMNS ILLEGAL STRUCTURE, ORDERS DEMOLITION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Okpoko Building Collapse: Ojukwu Condemns Illegal Structure, Orders Demolition ‎ ‎By Chukwuka Ugokwe ‎ ‎The Anambra State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Bar. Chijioke Ojukwu, has on Oct 8, described the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area, as unfortunate. ‎ ‎The incident, which occurred in the Anata Anaba area of the town, claimed the lives of a middle-aged woman and her 14-year-old daughter, amid allegations that warnings about the safety of the building had been ignored. ‎ ‎The victims, identified as Happiness Ugoagu and her daughter, Chikaima, were reportedly asleep in their bedroom when the building collapsed onto their residence. ‎ ‎Ojukwu, who visited the scene alongside officials of the ministry, alleged that substandard materials had been used in the construction. He also disclosed that a stop-work notice had previously been served on the building. ‎ ‎Describing the structure as illegal, ...

EFCC, HOTELIERS COLLABORATE AGAINST FINANCIAL CRIMES IN EDO. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.


 EFCC, Hoteliers  Collaborate against Financial Crimes in Edo


The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has called on owners of businesses and hotels across the country to collaborate with the Commission in the fight against economic and financial crimes.


Speaking through the Acting Director of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Sa'ad Hanafi Sa'ad, on Thursday, November 20, 2025, Olukoyede assured the executives of Businesses and Hoteliers Stakeholders Forum, Edo State, who came on a courtesy visit of his determination to combat fraud in all sectors of the economy and the professionalism of the Commission’s officers in the discharge of their duties.


"The Commission is determined to ensure that businesses strive in a fraud-free environment that will benefit business owners and promote growth of the economy.  We uphold our core values of integrity, professionalism, courage and collaboration in the discharge of our duties. Our officers are guided by these values and the Standard Operating Procedures in the course of their duties. All these we do within the ambit of EFCC Establishment Act 2004, which gives us powers to coordinate all anti-money laundering laws, Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, among other laws," he said.


While assuring the hotel owners that EFCC’s doors are always open to them, he charged them to ensure that they play their part by doing due diligence and Know-Your-Customer, KYC on their customers.


"It is expected that when you see something which is not in tandem with established rules and regulations that you let us know. As parents, if you see a boy who should be in school but has lodged in your hotel for three weeks, you should know that there is a problem, and we expect that you report to us," he said.


The Chairman of the Forum, Omogiade Edokpolor in his remarks, disclosed that the Forum’s  mission was to seek areas of collaboration with the Commission, adding that it  was not averse to the EFCC’s  statutory responsibilities.   He commended the EFCC for being one of the country's most respected institutions on account of professionalism and integrity.

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