A foreign exchange (forex) trader based in Kano State, Mr Abubakar Ibrahim, has landed in a bowl of hot soup over his failure to keep to his words. Mr Ibrahim had promised to deliver a 30-35% monthly return on investment (ROI) to an investor, who eventually gave him N7.6 million for a try.

It was gathered that the money was given to the suspect through one of his agents, Mr Umar Kabir, and after the investment, the 30 to 35% ROI was never delivered as promised. This prompted the investor to approach the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to help him recover his hard-earned money.

According to the EFCC, which arraigned Mr Ibrahim before Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, on Friday, October 16, 2020, on a five-count charge of money laundering, the suspect allegedly engaged in forex trading through his Flexus Global Investment without duly registering with SCUML (acronym for Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, issued by the EFCC).

SCUML was established by the federal government in September 2005 as part of measures for implementation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations on Anti- Money Laundering/Combating the Financing. It is charged with responsibility of monitoring, supervising and regulating activities of Designated Non-Financial Institutions (DNFIs).

At the court, the EFCC informed the judge that efforts to make the suspect refund the sum invested to the complainant were futile and when the charges were read to him, he pleaded “not guilty.”

“That you, Abubakar Ibrahim (being the Managing Director of Flexus Global Investment Ltd) while acting in such capacity, sometimes in 2019 in Kano, Kano State within the jurisdiction of this court, did fail to declare the existence of your company with Special Control Unit Against Money Laundry (SCUML) before commencing business under the name Flexus Global Investment Limited and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 5(1) (a) (i) and punishable under Section 5(6) (a) & (b) of Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (As Amended),” one of the counts read.

In view of his plea, the prosecution counsel, Mr Michael Ojo, asked the court for a date to commence trial and that the accused person be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service. However, the defence counsel, H.A Hamza, urged the court to admit the defendant to bail. This bail application was granted by Justice Allagoa in the sum of N50 million with one surety in like sum.

The surety must be the owner of a landed property within Kano metropolis, which shall be verified by the registry of the court, the judge held and adjourned the case to November 19, 2020, for trial.

SOURCE: https://businesspost.ng/economy/efcc-nabs-forex-trader-for-failing-to-fulfil-35-monthly-roi-promise/amp/

Those Efcc guys are looking young and fresh...lots of scam everywhere

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Those Efcc guys are looking young and fresh...lots of scam everywhere

EFCC na big boys work o.

According to professional forex traders it's almost impossible to earn a return of more than 20% consistently

Lol water done pass garri

E be like when person wan go build church for Saudi Arabia lol an impossible task.

Latest not so 'Shocking' news from the Zoo.......somebody stole!!

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Mad ooh

Scum!!!

Interesting but not funny

forex na scam

I'm about learning the ropes of forex trading. I dunno how profitable it is. 30% ROI assured? That's pretty cool if true

Sparogatively, most of these bureau de change operatives are the biggest Yahoo boys, they are cronies to politicians who use them to embezzle public funds!

I wonder why the 'supposedly' defunct SARS operatives never went after them¿

#EndSARS
#EndPoliceBrutality
#EndBadGovernance

dis one nah Big thief how e wan see 35% untop forex wea dey volatile..



All this agent sef wea too dey like show their self, now wea e matter don cast who go gree bail am wit 50meters.

Jail that guy. I have learnt the hard way that consistent earnings of high profit is very difficult in Forex. I had once invested with a guy that promised me 10.5% ROI in 2017. Both capital and profit I no see. Guy man ran away with every every and left me terribly broke which I have not even fully recovered from the shock till date.
Now, it is either I do it myself or I forget about it.
When I lose, I lose gallantly with my head up.

Nawa for this aboki you go enter wetin you no sabi do.

Na so Bubu self they scam us
#Endsars

If you want to trade and make profit, trade against $ till their election in Nov

Well, with your initial capital, 20% ROI after 25 working days. ASK ME HOW.
Forex isn't for everybody actually.

ABOKI

EFCC is still showing theirselves with whats happening..this people don't know the risk thats involved for all of them yet

Una go nab tire because that's the aboki's way of life. Another reason they are against restructuring. They don't even pay tax but can suck the tax payer's money dry

nairalee:
I'm about learning the ropes of forex trading. I dunno how profitable it is. 30% ROI assured? That's pretty cool

20 % ROI after 25 working days. Ask me how?

Hmmm...

Abubakar Ibrahim,

thank God it is hausa to hausa

promise and fail.

nairaland1981:
forex na scam

why'd you say that brother

The person wu wntd to earn 30% Is kinda greedy

Interesting