Kogi politician arrested with N326m and $610,500 cash after allegedly ste@ling N1.4billion from a bank

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the Kogi State House of Assembly seat, Ismaila Yusuf Atumeyi, with N326 million and $140,500 cash.

Atumeyi, who is seeking to represent Ankpa 11 Constituency in the State Assembly, was arrested on Sunday, October 30, 2022 alongside one Joshua Dominic, an alleged serial fr@udster.

EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement said they were arrested in a sting operation at Macedonia Street, Queens Estate, Karsana, Gwarinpa in Abuja.

According to Uwujaren, Femi supplied the inside information that facilitated the att@ck on a bank by the syndicate.

“He (Femi) was picked up Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Radisson Blu Hotel in Lagos. Following his arrest, a search was conducted on his home in Morgan Estate, Ojodu where a total of $470,000 USD was recovered.

The arrest of the suspects followed months of investigation into the hacking of one of the commercial banks by a syndicate of fr@udsters who pulled off a heist of N1.4billion.

The syndicate allegedly moved N887 million into the account of Fav Oil and Gas limited, from where the monies were paid to several Bureau de Change operators and some auto dealers for exchange into United States Dollars and purchase of high-end cars,” he said.

The EFCC added that Dominic, who has severally been arrested for fr@ud, allegedly helped Atumeyi perfect the hacking plan through Abdumalik.

“Dominic, a self-styled investment expert and managing director of Brisk Capital Limited was arrested in May 2021 by the Special Fr@ud Unit of the Nigeria Police for alleged N2billion investment scm. He allegedly defr@uded over 500 persons in a phony investment scheme.

Two Range Rover Luxury SUVs were also recovered from the two suspects arrested in Abuja. They will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded,” he added.

This is part of the trillions CBN was saying that is outside the bank vault

They've not even started the change of naira and there are victims already, apprehend them one by one, the act of theft is in their blood.

This is just the beginning, they'll still catch all of them

You sure say e no do kidnapping join?

Omoh this one pass hush

See bags of money one man is hoarding while millions of people didn't eat today... This country is somehow!

See money...us should change dollars too

OLE

EFCC go work diz period dem go tire....

They should be sentenced to death with immediate effect. While their people are living in abject poverty here they are hoarding millions of naira.

for this Buhari period? Ogbenu tán