The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained reasons for the visit of its operatives to the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Uyo.
The anti-graft agency in a statement on Tuesday, denied any form of disruption at the institution, saying its operatives visited to authenticate a medical report submitted by a suspect standing trial for allegedly defrauding several micro finance banks, including the University of Uyo Microfinance Bank.
According to the Commission, the suspect is currently under remand by Justice M.A. Onyetunu of the Federal High Court, Uyo, and had presented a medical report requiring verification from the hospital management.
The EFCC said it had earlier written two letters to the hospital management on March 11 and April 20, 2026, seeking confirmation of the report, but received no response. It added that the investigating officer handling the case later visited the hospital personally to follow up on the request, also without success.
The Commission stated that operatives subsequently visited the office of the Chief Medical Director on Tuesday as a final step to make enquiries, but were allegedly locked within the premises after a false alarm was raised, leading to attacks by some hospital staff who reportedly hurled stones and other objects at them.
The agency further alleged that the Chief Medical Director ordered the closure of the hospital gates, preventing the operatives from leaving peacefully despite intervention by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, which reportedly appealed for the gates to be reopened.
Despite the tension, the EFCC maintained that its operatives exercised restraint and exited the hospital without disrupting activities or causing a breakdown of law and order.
The Commission stressed that enquiries relating to its investigations are lawful and urged public institutions and corporate bodies to cooperate with the agency, warning that obstruction of its operations could attract legal consequences.
