Three suspects have been arrested in Port
Harcourt for a N806m scam on a bank. The
suspects according to EFCC would soon be
charged to court.
Three suspects have been arrested by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
for their involvement in a N806m scam.
Okpekereke Timothy , Stanly Odjighere and
Teminor Karo, were all nabbed on Wednesday,
January 14 in Port Harcourt.
According to a press statement by the
commissions Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson
Uwujaren the Internet fraudsters are part
of a syndicate arrested over allegations of
conspiracy, Internet scam and stealing from
one of the new generation banks to the tune
of N806, 208,000.00.
“ Forty others are still at large,” EFCC says
through their statement signed by Wilson
Uwujaren.
Wilson Uwujaren says that the theft was
perpetrated through a system glitch linked to
the fraudsters, in which the bank suffered a
huge loss of more than N806, 208,000.
A review of the transactions involving the
bank with Inters itch Nigerian Limited
revealed that the bank was not refunded for
the transactions effectuated on ATM
terminals.
The petitioner observed that even when many
of the transactions involved were failed
transactions, the amounts involved were not
reversed, and all the customers were seen to
have withdrawn the cash amounting to the
sum, on each day of the occasion it happened.
The suspects would be arraigned in court as
soon as investigations are completed.
The EFCC also says it has so far confiscated
the properties of the suspects which are
proceeds from their crimes.
One uncompleted 59-room self contain hostel,
a twin bungalow in Oghara, Delta State, one
uncompleted hotel project, one bungalow with
a swimming pool in Ughelli, a bungalow in
Agbaro , one Toyota Venza 2010 model, two
Toyota Solara cars 2010 model, two Toyota
Camry cars, 2010 model and two Honda
Accord cars, 2005 model have all been
impounded.
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