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EFCC Arrests 30-year-old Man For Allegedly Defrauding Kwara Emir by IBenardoo(m): 3:23pm On Apr 26, 2022 |
The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement on
Monday, said the suspect allegedly conspired with his
syndicate to defraud the traditional ruler to the tune of
N33,399,999.00. Uwajaren said that the suspect convinced
the traditional ruler that he had a container of goods meant
to be used for the development of Okuta community due to
be cleared at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja.
The suspect was said to have told the emir, a former
member of representatives, that the container was awaiting
clearance in Abuja, and asked the traditional ruler to pay
some money to secure the release of the container.
The statement reads, “The Ilorin Zonal Command of the
EFCC has arrested one Fidelis Poor, a member of a
syndicate who allegedly connived to defraud a first class
traditional ruler in Kwara State, His Royal Highness, Idris
Sero Abubakar, to the tune of N33,399,999.
“Poor, 30, who hails from Stwue in Konshisha Local
Government Area of Benue State, alongside other suspects
(still at large) allegedly conspired to swindle the monarch on
the guise that he had a container of goods meant to be
used for the development of Okuta Community due be cleared
at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja.
“In a petition dated November 30, 2021, HRH Abubakar,
who is the Emir of Okuta in Baruten Local Government Area
of Kwara State and a former member of the House of
Representatives, alleged that a group of fraudsters who
operate as syndicate called him on phone sometime last year
that he had a container to clear in Abuja and requested for
the said amount for clearance.”
“The caller requested for the said amount of money to
clear the container at the airport. He provided different
accounts for the Emir to pay the money into, one of which
included that of Fidelis Poor.”
Uwajuren added that the emir was later asked to contact
one “Evangelist Rosemary” for handing over of the
container, but all efforts made by the traditional ruler to get
the goods or get his money back were ineffective.
“The commission, upon the receipt of the petition,
commenced discreet investigation into the matter, which led
to the suspect’s arrest, ” Uwujarem said. He added that
the suspect would be arraigned at the end of the
investigation, adding that efforts are ongoing to arrest other
members of the syndicate. |
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