Nigerian singer Raoul Njeng-Njeng, widely known as Skales, has taken to social media to voice his anger over a recent incident involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This comes in light of the tragic death of one of its officers during a raid.
The EFCC confirmed that Assistant Superintendent Aminu Salisu was shot and killed while on duty in Awka, Anambra State, on January 17, 2025.
As reported by EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale, Salisu was part of a team executing a raid on a location believed to be harboring 37 suspected internet fraudsters.
In response to this news, Skales shared a series of posts on X on Monday, reflecting on his own distressing experience with the EFCC, including a harrowing raid that took place at his residence.
“Well when they came to my house, they didn’t ask; they didn’t knock; they just broke the door and I’m not a fraudster. Plus, my whole family was there with me, including my newborn… imagine being woken up with four AK-47s and three sledgehammers like a gaddamn horror movie, and all this because they saw luxurious cars in front of my house,” he wrote.
“Imagine the trauma … I still wake up every 4-6 am to look outside my window if someone is trying to break in … they also act like criminals and scare the living shit out of the innocent.. if you’ve never experienced them, you will never understand the scar and trauma they live on you and I’ve never committed such crime in my life… so they had it coming I don’t care,” he added.
The musician’s comments followed Oyewale’s revelation that Salisu was murdered by a suspected internet fraudster named Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu.
According to the EFCC, Ikechukwu, alerted by CCTV footage, refused to let investigators in and instead opened fire, resulting in Salisu’s death and injuring another officer.
Oyewale condemned the attack as “cold-blooded,” stating, “The EFCC mourns the loss of one of its officers… It is appalling to trivialize the death of a brave officer who was performing his patriotic and official duties into mere social media sensationalism.”
In contrast, Skales criticized the EFCC’s practices, accusing them of power abuse and extortion.
“That organisation need to be scraped out or reformed but we all know there’s no such thing as reform in this country…I use to rate them but till I found out they use that organisation to abuse power and extort young people of money,” he added.
Despite expressing sympathy for the loss of life, Skales said he remained unapologetic about his sentiments.
“It’s quite unfortunate that someone lost his life, but they had it coming. Imagine the trauma I and my family still face till now,” he concluded.
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