EFCC denies arrest, brutality allegations in UUTH incident, orders probe

From Sola Ojo, Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied allegations that its operatives arrested or brutalised staff of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital during a recent incident that sparked outrage among Nigerians.
The Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale said on Friday that, the anti-graft agency said its operatives were at the hospital on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 strictly for administrative purposes relating to the authentication of a document and not for any arrest operation.
The Commission said contrary to reports circulating in the media and on social platforms, no hospital worker was arrested or detained.
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