EFCC releases activists Randy Peter, Mama Pee

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released activists Randy Peter and Mama Pee after they honoured an invitation by the anti-graft agency in Abuja.

The duo were freed shortly after midnight on Wednesday following hours of questioning and were instructed to return to the commission’s office on Thursday, according to their associate, Justice Cracks.

Justice Crack, who accompanied them to the EFCC headquarters, disclosed this in a post shared on X on Wednesday.

“My dear brother, @Peter4Nigeria, and my sister, @MamaPee__ were invited by the @officialEFCC. I personally accompanied them there on the afternoon of 15th July 2026, at about 1:00 p.m. It was a very long day,” Justice Crack said.

He noted that the activists spent about 11 hours at the commission’s office before being allowed to leave.

“They were eventually released at around 12:00 a.m. and were asked to return the following day, 16th July 2026. For now, everything is fine,” he added.

Justice Cracks also shared a video from the EFCC headquarters car park while awaiting their release.

Earlier, concerns had grown over the whereabouts of the activists after Esther Umoh, the 2023 campaign photographer for Peter Obi of the National Democratic Congress, stated that they had remained at the commission’s office hours after arriving.

“@MamaPee__ and @Peter4Nigeria were invited by the EFCC in Abuja, and as respectful citizens, they honored the invitation today. But as I type this, they are yet to be released by the commission,” Umoh wrote on X.

The delay sparked speculation on social media that the activists had been detained.

However, Justice Crack later confirmed their release and stated that they would return to the EFCC headquarters on Thursday as directed.

The EFCC has not yet disclosed the reason for inviting the activists.