“There is a need for you to be very wary in your businesses so as not to run foul of the law because we will go all out to enforce the laws to the letter.”
The two clerics were hired and lodged in the hotel to offer spiritual help to the arrested suspects, said EFCC.
The anti-graft agency claimed it had intelligence that some Nigerians were stockpiling foreign currency.
Mr Nzekwe threatened that any hotel owner found accommodating internet fraudsters for money laundering activities risked being prosecuted and jailed.
Mr Fubara had been declared wanted for looting N345 billion while serving as Rivers accountant-general, carried out largely on behalf of his principal, Governor Nyesom Wike.
The nation’s treasurer was arrested on Monday.
The anti-graft commission’s “EFCC Connect” is to increase its reach and engagement with citizens within and outside the country.
The EFCC chief claimed criminals were exploiting weak regulations and regulatory bodies’ lack of strict parameters for business practices.
“This vessel was not in our jetty and under our management…the crew onboard does not report to NIMASA but Global West management, its owners.”
The theft came as bandits overtook the critical northwestern state, displacing thousands of residents.
