The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday handed over a house, a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and other assets recovered from a convicted romance scammer to an Australian woman.
A statement by EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said the assets were presented to the victim, Karo Kazzi, through her lawyer, Blessing Nwankwo, at the commission’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2.
According to the commission, the recovered assets include a gold wedding ring, a gold chain with a cross pendant, an iPhone 12 Pro Max, a Lexus RX350 SUV, and a one-storey building comprising six room-and-parlour self-contained apartments located along the Emedu–Awoyaya axis of Ajah, Lagos.
The properties were recovered from Odey Aleka, who was convicted of a romance scam and obtained by false pretence.
Speaking during the handover ceremony, the Acting Zonal Director of EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Bawa Kaltungo, explained that the commission remained committed to ensuring that victims of economic and financial crimes receive justice by recovering assets fraudulently obtained from them whenever possible.
