EFCC, FBI COLLABORATION PAYS OFF WITH ARREST OF ONE OF 77 NIGERIANS INDICTED FOR FRAUD
The arrest of Oluwatosin was
as a result of collaborative work between the EFCC and the United States'
Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI.
According to the
anti-corruption agency, two (2) cars; a Mercedes Benz E550 and Mercedes Benz
C450, an iPhone, laptops, a modem and SIM cards were seized from his residence.
Following the arrest of the suspect;
Emmanuel Adedeji Oluwastosin in Kaduna state, was paraded in Sokoto State on
Thursday.
A statement from the Zonal
Head EFCC in the Sokoto state Command, Abdullahi Lawal, the suspect, Oluwatosin
and his accomplices acquired retirement account information (RAI) and
personally identifiable information (PII) of multiple persons which they used
to wire funds into newly-created business bank accounts.
The proceeds were then
converted to cryptocurrency.
Preliminary investigations,
EFCC noted, showed that about N1,437,889,157.15 passed through the suspect’s
accounts.
Seventy million naira from
that money had been traced, said Lawal as he said efforts were on to recover
the money.
Meanwhile, the anti-corruption
agency has arrested a wanted suspect, Muzakkir Muhammad, in connection with a
case of obtaining money under false pretenses and production of fake
currencies.
He said the suspect was
reported by one of his victims, Abdullahi Ibrahim, after he had defrauded
another victim, Samaila Sani, a bureau de change operator to the tune of
$33,850.
(Sahara Reporters)
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