The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has apologised to the Nigerian broadcast industry, the people of Enugu State, and the listening public for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s incursion into Urban Radio in Enugu.
The spokesperson of the NBC, Susan Obi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that some EFCC operatives arrested a presenter, Favour Ekoh, during a raid on the station on 14 October.
The station’s management issued a statement shortly after the incident claiming the operatives arrested Ms Ekoh during a live programme.
But reacting in a statement on Tuesday, the spokesperson of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, said that Ms Ekoh was not arrested during a live programme and that the EFCC operatives did not disrupt activities at the station.
Mr Oyewale explained that the arrest was because Ms Ekoh was being investigated by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the EFCC in an alleged N700 million Ponzi scheme…