The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Directorate, has commenced investigations into the activities of a 38-year-old man, Raheem Abiodun Wasiu, over an alleged $12,000 fraud involving Bureau De Change, BDC, operators.
A statement by the EFCC said Wasiu is being investigated over allegations that he defrauded BDC operators by allegedly posing as a wealthy contractor and using fake bank alerts to convince them that payments had been made after collecting their foreign currency.
The suspect was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, following a complaint by Ezekulie Stanley Chukwuamuanya, a BDC operator who alleged that Wasiu defrauded him of $5,000.
According to the EFCC, preliminary investigations showed that Wasiu allegedly rented different Toyota Hillux trucks, presented himself as a wealthy contractor and moved around with escorts before meeting BDC operators in parts of the South-East.
