We’ll never be silenced, say Peter Akah, Mama Pee after EFCC grilling

Activists Peter Akah and Precious Oruche, known as Randy Peter and Mama Pee, have emerged from a second round of questioning by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with a defiant message: they will not be silenced. The duo spent hours at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, having rescheduled an initial appointment and subsequently returning for further questioning on Thursday. They were released late Wednesday and returned Thursday, initially suspecting the investigation might concern "fake agencies" or missing NNPC funds. However, they were informed the inquiry focused on allegations of naira abuse. "They said they needed clarification, and we gave the clarification that we did not abuse the naira," Akah stated in a video posted on his X account shortly after their release. Akah used the opportunity to reaffirm their commitment to criticizing "poor governance" and declared their unwavering support for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, ahead of the 2027 polls. "As long as I have life in me and I have breath in my lungs... I will continue to speak up for what I believe is right, is true and is just," he insisted, describing President Bola Tinubu's administration as a "fatal and hopeless failure." The activists thanked Nigerians for their concern and their legal team, including Inibehe Effiong and Prof. Sam Amadi, for their representation.

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We are just coming out of the EFCC headquarters here in Abuja. It was an invitation by EFCC. We moved it to yesterday. We came by ourselves by 1:00 pm; we were released by about midnight. The interrogation took so much, so long, and then we were asked we come back today, and then now we dey comot from there.