The suspect, Adegoke Oluwatobi Adams. Photo credit: EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it has arrested a Nigerian-American over alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud involving more than $320,000 (about ₦434.88 million).
According to a statement shared on the Commission’s X page on Friday, the suspect, Adegoke Oluwatobi Adams, who holds dual citizenship of Nigeria and the United States, is being investigated for alleged criminal breach of trust and obtaining money by false pretence.
“Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Directorate, have arrested a Nigerian-American, Adegoke Oluwatobi Adams, for an alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud involving more than $320,000 (approximately ₦434.88 million),” the statement said.
The EFCC said preliminary investigations showed that the suspect allegedly belongs to a syndicate based in the United States that defrauds Nigerians under the guise of importing vehicles.
