The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested Mohammed Momoh, a
farmer, for attempting to defraud the governor of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Tanko
Al-Makura.
The suspect while posing as a
“Private investigator from the Villa“ had approached the wife of the governor
with a proposition to help stop a purported investigation of two accounts
belonging to the governor, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
He claimed he came across
information regarding the two accounts that had been under investigation since
2011 and also intercepted mails and gotten wind of investigation report
purportedly sent to First Bank by the EFCC.
The suspect had requested for
N8 million but was offered N6 million.
Suspicious about the
proposal, the governor’s family contacted the Commission and were asked to play
along with the suspect. The suspect was arrested in a sting operation after he
collected marked N2 million.
The suspect is presently in
custody and would be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
In a related development, a
serving Police Officer, Mohammed Nuhu Maina, has been arrested for
impersonation.
The suspect who claimed to be
Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, attached to the Commission, had
approached his victim with offer to help him recover his money, N21m; which is
subject of investigation by the EFCC.
Maina allegedly collected
several sums of money from his victim before he became suspicious.
The suspect called the victim
on December 21, 2017 and demanded for more money.
The victim immediately
contacted the EFCC and he was accompanied by Operatives of the Commission who
tracked Maina and arrested him opposite Rockview Hotel, close to the EFCC head
office in Wuse 2, Abuja.
In the
course of arrest, Maina was found with EFCC Vehicle Auction Certificates, EFCC
Stickers, EFCC writing pads, amongst others.
Maina is currently in
custody, assisting the investigation.
The EFCC has consistently
warned members of the public to be wary of impostors who go about extorting
unsuspecting members of the public.
The Commission again implores
the public to report any solicitation for gratification either by genuine or
fake EFCC operatives to the nearest office of the Commission or police station.
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