Abdulazeez Abdulwahab
BUA Group has denied reports in some quarters that its business premise was raided by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday.
The company in a two-paragraph rebuttal signed by management said there was no truth in publications by some online platforms and being shared via Whatsapp broadcasts.
Below is the statement by BUA Group.
PUBLIC NOTICE
BUA wishes to clarify that its premises were not visited by EFCC yesterday, Thursday, January 4, 2024, neither was it raided, as has been alleged in some online publications and being shared via WhatsApp broadcasts.
The general public is hereby advised.
Signed: Management
BUA Group’s rebuttal is coming on the heels of a raid carried out on the Ikoyi head office of its competition, Dangote Group by the anti-graft agency on Thursday.
Eighteen-Eleven Media reports that operatives of the anti-graft agency searched forex allocations to Dangote during the tenure of Godwin Emefiele as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Eighteen-Eleven Media