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An image of a billboard on a Lagos street that says EFCC on it.

A motorcycle taxi drives past the sign of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos.

Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images.

The EFCC’s Nighttime Raids: Tales of Fear, Chaos, and Student Arrests in Nigeria

The country’s law enforcement agency, created to combat internet fraud and cybercrime, has been accused of causing more harm than good with its raids.