The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained one Kayode Cole for issuing a death threat against its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede.

Cole was said to have been apprehended in the Lugbe area of Abuja after making the threat via his Instagram handle, “1billionsecretss,” in response to an Instablog9ja post on February 1, 2024.

This was made known in a statement the agency shared on its X account on Wednesday.

EFCC arrests Instagram user for issuing death threat against commission's chairman
EFCC arrests Instagram user for issuing death threat against commission’s chairman

The statement read, “Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 18, 2024, arrested one Kayode Cole for issuing a death threat against the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede.

“Cole was arrested at the Lugbe axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.

“The suspect made the death threat through his Instagram page handle: ‘1billionsecretss’ while commenting on a story posted by a popular Instagram blogger, Instablog9ja, on February 1, 2024.