Always Visit www.NaijaCover.Com

Posted By Admin On January 21st, 2025

‘They had it coming,’ Rapper Skales reacts to EFCC officer’s death, recalls personal experience

Nigerian rapper and singer, Raoul Njeng-Njeng, popularly known as Skales, has taken to social media to express outrage, recounting a personal encounter with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following the death of one of its officers during a raid.

The EFCC confirmed that Assistant Superintendent Aminu Salisu was fatally shot during an operation in Awka, Anambra State, on January 17, 2025.

According to EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, on Sunday, Salisu was part of a team conducting a raid on a property housing 37 suspected internet fraudsters.

Reacting to the news in a series of posts via X on Monday, Skales described his own past experience with the anti-graft agency, sharing details of a traumatic encounter involving a raid at his home.

“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.

Skales, whose stage name is an acronym for Seek Knowledge Acquire Large Entrepreneurial Skills, expressed his frustration at the EFCC’s methods.

“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 said.

The musician’s remarks came after Oyewale disclosed that Salisu was killed by a suspected internet fraudster, identified as Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu.

The EFCC stated that Ikechukwu, alerted by CCTV surveillance, refused to open his door to the investigators and instead opened fire, killing Salisu and injuring another officer.

Oyewale described the attack as “cold-blooded,” adding, “The EFCC expresses grief on the loss of one of its officers… It is heinous to reduce the death of a gallant officer who was carrying out patriotic and official duties to social media razzmatazz.”

Skales, however, criticised the EFCC’s operations, alleging abuse of power 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 said.

Meanwhile, the EFCC called for respect and understanding during this period, stating that the operation was in accordance with its protocols and urging the public to avoid spreading false narratives about the incident.

See Below: