Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have nabbed a four-man syndicate of alleged fraudsters impersonating and blackmailing the Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede in a $1 million fraud.
The EFCC announced the arrest of the four suspects in a statement shared on its X account on Thursday afternoon.
“The fraudsters: Ojobo Joshua, Aliyu Hashim, Thomas Oduh and Paul Ogiji were arrested on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at Gimbiya Street, Garki and Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja,” the commission wrote.
“The alleged fraudsters contacted a former Managing Director of the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko claiming his indictment in some phony investigative activities of the EFCC during his tenure.”
They alleged that Olukoyede was ready to give him a soft landing for $1 million or risk being arrested and prosecuted.
On receipt of intelligence regarding the moves of the impersonators, operatives of the EFCC were deployed to play along with the alleged fraudsters.
They were successfully arrested and the four men are now in custody of the commission.
The EFCC said they would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
