The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained a group of four individuals accused of impersonating and attempting to extort money from the agency’s Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, in a $1 million fraud scheme.
According to The PUNCH, in a statement released on Thursday in Abuja, the EFCC’s Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, provided details of the arrests, which took place on Wednesday at two locations in the capital, Gimbiya Street, Garki, and Apo Legislative Quarters.
Oyewale explained that the suspects allegedly posed as representatives of the EFCC Chairman and reached out to a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, under the guise of negotiating a deal.
Thhe statement noted that the fraudsters falsely claimed that Bello-Koko was implicated in fabricated investigative actions supposedly conducted by the EFCC during his time as the NPA’s MD.
“The impersonators allegedly demanded one million dollars from Bello-Koko, threatening arrest and prosecution if he failed to comply,” Oyewale disclosed.
Acting on a tip-off about the fraudulent activity, EFCC operatives were dispatched to engage with the suspects, leading to their capture.
The individuals involved are currently being held in EFCC custody and will face legal proceedings once the investigation is fully completed.
