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BUA Clarifies EFCC’s Visit

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One of Nigeria’s largest privately owned conglomerates, BUA Group, Thursday, said that the Economic Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, did not raid its headquarters in Lagos as widely speculated by other online platforms.

BUA, in a circular sighted by The New Diplomat, on X handle formerly known as Twitter, read: “BUA wishes to clarify that its premises were not visited by EFCC today, Thursday, January 4, 2024, neither was it raided, as has been alleged in some online publications and being shared via WhatsApp broadcasts.

“The general public is hereby advised.”

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