The Lagos State Command of the State Security Service, SSS, has arrested two suspected fraudsters who have been masquerading as Directors with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians and foreigners.
One of the suspects, Azeez Bello,was discovered to have contested for the Kogi Central senatorial seat in the 2011 general elections, on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria.
Bello, said to have impersonated the EFCC Director of Operations, Mr E.A Adegbite, in his confessional statement, reportedly admitted to have collaborated with one Nelson Ndukwe and one Chief Okafor, currently on the run, to defraud the First Lady of Abia State, Mrs Mercy Orji, pretending to be investigating her on trump-up financial offences.
Parading the suspects, yesterday, Director, SSS, Mr. Ben Achu-Olayi, said: “Acting on intelligence report received from Abia State that one suspected fraudster was impersonating Adegbite to defraud the first lady, we trailed and successfully tracked and arrested him at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja.”
He further explained that his partner in crime, one Uche Onwuka, on his part, lured a Nigerian based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates to the country, to invest in a $7 million real estate belonging to business mogul, Mike Adenuga.
On arriving the country, their client identified as Livinus Yakubu, was reportedly urged by Uche to bring $30,000 for them to purchase chemical with which to wash and print some materials into currencies.
The twist in the supposed business proposal, according to the Director, SSS, Mr. Ben Achu-Olayi, arouse Yakubu’s suspicion, following which he reported to SSS on January 7, 2013.
The suspects were also discovered with super imposed pictures of prominent Nigerians succh as Umaru Musa Yar’Adua; former president Olusegun Obasanjo ,business mogul, Aliko Dangote , president Good luck Johnathan among others.He used the super imposed pictures to lure his victims by acting as if he was a member of their inner caucus.
They will however be handed to EFCC and charged to court.
Source:Vanguard
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