Fraudster Wanted By FBI Arrested In Kaduna – EFCC
Posted by Oyefeso Anifowoshe.
on 5 September, 2019 under Naija News
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The Economic and Financial Crime Comission (EFCC), Sokoto Zonal Office, in collaboration with the FBI, recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest, on August 29, of one Emmanuel Adedeji Oluwatosin, who is on the wanted list of the FBI.
The Zonal Head, Abdullahi Lawal, while parading the suspect in Sokoto on Thursday, September 5, 2019 explained that the suspect was arrested in Kaduna. Items recovered from the residence include two cars; Mercedes Benz E550, Mercedes Benz C450, an IPhone, laptops, modem and SIM cards.
Mr Lawal added that the suspect and his accomplices both in Nigeria and overseas, acquired retirement account information (RAI) and personally identifiable information (PII) of multiple persons which they fraudulently used to wire funds into newly created business bank accounts tied to the fraudulently created business. The proceeds were then converted into crypto currency.
He said preliminary investigation had so far revealed that about N 1, 437, 889, 157.15 passed through the suspect’s accounts and the commission has also traced the sum of N 70 million he invested somewhere. Efforts are on to recover the money.
In a related development, Mr Lawal said the commission has arrested a wanted suspect, Muzakkir Muhammad, through a sister agency, in connection with an alleged 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.
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“Meanwhile, the first complainant, Ibrahim alleged that Muzakkri Muhammad collected the sum of N2, 350,000 from him on the pretext of producing the $100,000 for him, which he has neither produced nor refunded the Naira equivalent given to him.
“However, a search was conducted at his house and several incriminating items which the suspect used in luring and defrauding his victims were recovered.
“His method is to make his victims believe that he possess some form of supernatural abilities of communicating with Spirits, while in the actual sense, they are mere tricks which he uses to deprive them of their hard earnings.”
Also paraded are four Sokoto local government officials who defrauded civil servants on the payroll of State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) by deducting irregular amount of monies from their salaries since 2013.
The suspects are: Ishaka Abdullahi (Education Secretary), Abdullahi Idris (Deputy Education Secretary), Abdullahi Dadi (Cashier), and Idris Wamabai (Accountant).
The suspects would soon be charged to court.
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TOM IK - 5 years ago
Oh ! this time na hausa/ fula wt false pretence & fake currencies production.
P/s Naijaloaded change all that their name from hausa/ fula to igbo, bcos igbo are criminal. Change their name to igbo name from Muhamed to Uchemuha, Abdullahi to Obinabdula or UcheIbrahim, bcos they say igbo spoil Nigeria in cymber, fraudulent & all criminalities.
Jeje jeje pple born wt all types of evil against humanity. No exception of crimes & evils that they wl not be the master.
Nna Nna - 5 years ago
Tom Ik
U Just Open Up That Ur Sense Is Working With Tiger Battery And I Can See It Wetting,
Idiot,
Do U Know What Igbo Mean?
My Dear A Fool At Ur Age Is A Fool Forever