The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and interrogated a 38-year-old man, Raheem Wasiu, accused of defrauding Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the South-east of $12,000.
In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Monday, the EFCC said operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested the suspect, Mr Wasiu, and handed him over to the anti-graft agency’s Enugu Zonal Directorate.
The commission said the NSCDC operatives initially arrested Mr Wasiu in response to a petition from a BDC operator, Stanley Ezekulie, who accused the suspect of defrauding him of $5000.
During the investigation, the EFCC said its findings showed the suspect had defrauded others using the same strategy.
“In the course of investigation by operatives of the EFCC, it was discovered that the suspect rents different Toyota Hilux trucks, disguises himself as a wealthy contractor, moves with escorts and meets BDC operators in the south-east and allegedly tricks them into parting with their hard-earned money, by presenting fake alerts in naira to them, after collecting their money,” the statement reads in part.
