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The Drive Prison Investigation and Intelligence Division (FCIID), Alagbon Police Station, Lagos State, has been embroiled in an allegation of extortion to the tune of N6million from a suspect, Mr. Chinedu Ngwaka, a licensed Bureau De Change (BDC) operator, who was arrested and detained for weeks for alleged fraud.
The Bureau Newspaper learnt that Ngwaka was arrested and detained for 2 weeks at Alagbon Police Station (FCIID), following stories made by a few of his prospects following his failure to satisfy their offers.
A supply from the Nationwide Human Rights Fee (NHRC) instructed SaharaReporters that SP Eze of Anti-Fraud Alagbon, made Ngwaka to pay N3 million on September 24, 2024 and one other N3 million on September 28, 2024 throughout his two-week detention
Ngwaka and his spouse Uchenna are stated to be licensed Bureau De Change operators. Their prospects paid billions of Naira into their accounts for international forex transactions, they usually additionally paid to their agent, one Mrs Titilayo Eboh who is also common with the enterprise.
Nevertheless, Eboh had despatched them a faux telex receipt they usually forwarded similar to their prospects.
When the cash couldn’t be cleared, their prospects got here after them they usually reported the case to IRT Abuja.
Eboh was arrested and detained; she made an endeavor and gave them a cheque to cowl the worth of the cash.
After she was launched from September until now, no kobo has been credited to the shoppers. A number of the prospects reported to the FCID Alagbon.
Eboh, who reportedly claimed to have ties with the Central Financial institution of Nigeria (CBN), had been accused of defrauding a number of Bureau De Change (BDC) operators of greater than N9billion.
Ngwaka and his spouse, Uchenna Ejindu, had in a petition by their counsel, Ben Okezie, Esq., to the Inspector Normal of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, dated September 6, made a criticism in opposition to Mrs Eboh and her husband, Mr Livinus Eboh.
When The Bureau Newspaper contacted the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, he stated, “I can guarantee you that on Might 26, final yr she was arraigned earlier than Justice Bature of the Federal Capital Territory Excessive Courtroom on three costs: acquiring cash below false pretenses, international change malpractice, and cash laundering to the tune of 2 hundred and two billion naira.”
Oyewale had added that the matter is in courtroom and the EFCC is actively following up, including that any new offences she might have dedicated can be included within the amended costs.
Efforts by The Bureau Newspaper to succeed in Mrs Titilayo Eboh had been unsuccessful, as she didn’t reply to calls or messages.
Nevertheless, when her husband, Mr. Livinus Eboh, was contacted, he denied his involvement however admitted that his spouse did enterprise with Ngwaka and different complainants however lamented the horrible state of his spouse’s well being.
Nevertheless, prospects who paid cash to Ngwaka reported him on the Alagbon Police Station (FCIID) and was arrested and detained for 2 weeks.
An official of the Nationwide Human Rights Fee, instructed The Bureau Newspaper “After their investigations, the police confiscated his car, blocked his account and his spouse’s account as nicely.
“As an alternative of the IPO to launch him, the IPO collected N3 million from his household. Whereas on his approach outdoors the Police gate, they arrested him on the account of a recent petition from considered one of his prospects.
“After 4 days in detention, they extorted one other N3 million from his household, making it N6m. He petitioned my workplace and the matter is below investigation.
“CP Fraud Investigation, Simon, and two IPOs have been recognized and spoken to concerning the investigation.”
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of Alagbon Police Station (FCIID), ASP Mayegun Aminat, denied data of the alleged N6million extortion, questioning the aim for which Ngwaka paid the cash.
Aminat, who stated that whether it is true that Ngwaka gave the N6 million to the law enforcement officials as alleged, it will need to have been a bribe to cowl up, confirmed the police publication of Ngwaka’s identify and particulars on-line as a “serial” fraudster.
She claimed that Ngwaka is a needed fraudster who’s on police and EFCC needed listing, saying that he has by no means reported on the EFCC or the IRT in Abuja. She added that that they had contacted the EFCC which confirmed that Ngwaka is on their needed listing for fraud.
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