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EFCC arraigns man over alleged N10m fraud

By Abosede Musari, Abuja
16 October 2015   |   12:55 am
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it arraigned a suspected fraudster and member of a syndicate, Edward Abiodun, who had allegedly been impersonating as a staff of the commission.

EFCCTHE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it arraigned a suspected fraudster and member of a syndicate, Edward Abiodun, who had allegedly been impersonating as a staff of the commission.

Abiodun was arraigned before Justice Beatrice Iliya of Gombe State High Court, Gombe, on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy, impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence.

A statement from EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said the accused person and his accomplices, Murtala Bello and Esther Momoh, who are now at large, had allegedly claimed to be members of staff of the EFCC, Abuja office, in order to dupe one Umar Bello, who alleged that Murtala Bello on March 13, 2015 phoned him, assuring that the syndicate could ‘kill’ the purported petition written against him if he could pay the sum of N10 million.

“Consequently, Bello was said to have sent the phone number of Momoh who claimed to be a Principal Detective Superintendent (PDS) with EFCC to the victim for further discussion on how the money could be paid to them. The complainant also alleged that the suspects offered to collect N300,000 from him when he could not raise the initial N10 million. He further said that one ‘Laolu Adegbite’, who claimed to be the officer handling his purported case, sent an SMS to him on March 19, 2015, summoning him to appear before the Commission on March 23, 2015.

“According to him, owing to the persistent threats by members of the syndicate, he paid the sum of N50,000 into Abiodun’s Diamond Bank account number: 0044213102, which was sent to him by Momoh on March 25, 2015. Worried by the persistent threats from the syndicate over the balance of N250,000, the victim petitioned the EFCC, which swung into action and eventually arrested the accused person”, Uwujaren explained.

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