The President of the Creative Industry Group, Felix Duke, has accused operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of raiding his hotel in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State, disrupting operations, destroying property, and allegedly stealing money.
Speaking with journalists on Saturday, Duke said the officials, numbering eight, on Friday, August 1, 2025, stormed Duke and Duchess Hotel in an unmarked bus without presenting a valid warrant.
The musician claimed the raid was connected to a fraud allegation levelled against him by a retired soldier with whom he is in a land dispute.
He said, “The EFCC operatives arrived armed and without any legal documentation. They attempted to arrest my wife, Lady Capriz, while I was away. She is an American citizen and refused to go with them unless they produced a valid court warrant, which they could not provide.
“They blocked the entrance to the hotel, drove away customers, and began breaking into rooms, claiming they were looking for me. I later discovered that they carted away €5,000 that was kept in my room.”
Duke described the action as an act of intimidation, accusing the EFCC of using the retired soldier’s petition as a cover to harass him.
According to him, the matter stems from a land dispute, and he had previously filed a petition against the retired soldier, who he believes is using the anti-graft agency to retaliate.
Duke said he has taken legal action by filing a lawsuit against the EFCC and the petitioner for violation of his fundamental human rights.
In the suit, he demanded an apology and N50 million in general and exemplary damages.
When contacted on Saturday, the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, denied that the EFCC officers raided the property.
“There is nothing like that. According to our Lagos Directorate in charge of Lagos, no such operation took place. It’s not the EFCC.
“The only arrest that was done by our men was done on Wednesday and it was at Chevron on Lagos Island and many suspects were arrested.
“So, there is no operation by our own men in that axis. So he should redirect his energy and insinuations to other quarters, not EFCC,” Oyewale told PUNCH Online in a telephone interview.
