EFCC investigator shot by gunmen in River
A top investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Austin Okwor, has escaped death by the whiskers after gunmen opened fire on him in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Austin Okwor, an operative in the Property Fraud Section of the EFCC Zonal office in Port Harcourt, had closed late for the day and as he left office, he was suddenly accosted by a gang of daredevil hoodlums who opened fire on him.
Luckily for him, he was able to shake off his assailants but not without sustaining some bullet wounds as they kept firing at him. He was rushed to a private hospital in Port Harcourt where he is receiving treatment.
According to the head of the zonal office, Ishaq Salihu, the incident has already been reported to the Police in Port Harcourt.
Mr Okwor is one of the operatives investigating some sensitive cases including that pertaining to corrupt judicial officials.
Before the incident, the officer had been receiving threat messages. One of such messages which he received sometime in May 2017 was reported to the police.
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