The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) has handed over $180,300 and 53 autos recovered from Nigerian cybercriminals to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The belongings have been stolen from Canadian residents.
EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, careworn the significance of worldwide collaboration in preventing monetary crimes.
He acknowledged that the recovered funds and autos are the results of a multi-year investigation performed collectively by the EFCC and the RCMP.
Olukoyede assured the Canadian authorities that Nigeria is dedicated to combating monetary crimes and won’t be seen as a haven for prison exercise.
He pledged to proceed investigating, prosecuting, and recovering belongings for victims of such crimes.
Among the many recovered belongings, $164,000 was taken from Bogomas Elena and $16,300 was recovered from Sandra Butler. The autos and funds can be returned to the victims in Canada.
The autos have been traced by way of a joint operation codenamed “Operation Sizzling Wheels.” A few of the autos have been even intercepted whereas being shipped in a foreign country.
The EFCC additionally recovered actual property bought with stolen funds from a romance rip-off focusing on Bogomas. The perpetrator has been convicted, and one other suspect is on trial.
Micheal Wetkas, Zonal Director of the Lagos Directorate, supplied background on the restoration course of, describing it as a large-scale operation referred to as Operation Sizzling Wheels.
He mentioned that the operation concerned tracing stolen autos and recovering them with the help of the Canadian police.
Canadian Deputy Excessive Commissioner Robert Aboumitri praised the EFCC’s efforts, calling it a testomony to their professionalism and dedication.
He expressed gratitude to the Nigerian authorities and careworn the significance of their partnership within the struggle in opposition to crime.
