Widow protests husband’s death in EFCC custody

Widow of Chief Protocol Officer to the Minister of State for Defence, Desmond Nunugwo, has led over 100 protesters to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, headquarters in Abuja, demanding justice for her late husband.

The deceased allegedly died after six hours in EFCC custody eight months ago.

The widow simply identified as Suzanne said her late husband died in the custody of EFCC barely six hours after he was invited by the commission for questioning.

She added that the agency has refused to make public the result of its investigation and was in possession of the remains of her late husband eight months even after he was pronounced dead by the commission.

She said, “This is our third protest to this place (Ministry of Justice). The first time we came here, we were able to see the minister (Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami) and he assured us that he was going to get on top of this matter but nothing has been done.

“All we want is very simple: justice. I mean Desmond died in EFCC’s custody barely six hours he was taken in and the next morning, the EFCC issued a press statement that it was an alleged fraudster that died in their custody.

“All we want is justice; probe all business that he did. Was it really a fraud? Or it was a mere business transaction that went wrong? Let them conclude investigation. Let us know. Is he innocent? Is he culpable? The Minister of Justice should please ensure that my late husband gets justice.”

The protesters also visited the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), where the widow accused the EFCC of allegedly killing her husband and labeling him a criminal.

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