The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested one Akinpelumi Akinrotimi (aka Davis Samuel) in an alleged case of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence.
The suspect, a staff of Central Fortune Concepts Limited based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, allegedly conspired with other members of staff of the company to obtain the sum of Fifty million naira (N50,000 000:00) from one Anichebe Chinwike Christopher and five others through a phony foreign exchange trading investment deal.
Akinpelumi and his accomplices disappeared when it was time to pay returns on investment due to their victims.
The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
….Arrests two bankers for N9m Fraud
Two bankers, Rowland Alozie, Segun Osho and their accomplice, Abass Kolawole have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for alleged conspiracy and fraudulent conversion of Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Cheque for nine million, five hundred and fifty-four thousand, two hundred and eighty six naira, (N9554,286, 00).
Rowland and Segun, both staff of the Moscow Road, Port Harcourt branch of Access Bank, colluded to convert an Ecobank Manager’s Cheque belonging to one Rockson Engineering issued as tax payment to the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue.
The third suspect, Abass Kolawole was arrested when he allegedly approached a branch of Ecobank in Lagos to cash the Manager’s Cheque through his account.
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
