The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended a four-man syndicate for allegedly impersonating and blackmailing its Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, in a one million dollars fraud.<\/p>\n
The EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.<\/p>\n
He said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday at Gimbiya Street, Garki, and Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja.
\nOyewale stated that the alleged fraudsters impersonated the EFCC Chairman and contacted a former Managing Director of the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA), Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, for a deal.<\/p>\n
According to Oyewale, they claimed that Bello-Koko was implicated in fictitious EFCC investigative activities during his tenure as NPA MD.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe impersonators allegedly demanded one million dollars from Bello-Koko, threatening arrest and prosecution if he failed to comply.<\/p>\n
\u201cUpon receiving intelligence about the impersonators, EFCC operatives were deployed to collaborate with the alleged fraudsters, leading to their successful arrest.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe suspects are currently in EFCC custody and will be charged to court once investigations are concluded,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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