The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Mohammed Sani Mohammed, an alleged fraudster who has been posing as a personnel of the commission and defrauding victims on the pretext that he could help them procure soft-landing regarding their cases with the Commission.
EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren confirmed the suspects arrest in a Wednesday statement.
The bubble burst for the alleged scammer when the commission’s Enugu Command stumbled on intelligence regarding his criminal activities.
The intel was transmitted to the Kano Command which, after weeks of surveillance, arrested the suspect today, June 14.
Investigation so far revealed that the suspect had obtained the sum of N4,667,000.
It was discovered that, apart from impersonating EFCC officials, the suspect has severally impersonated personnel of the military and other security services.
“The suspect will be charged to court upon conclusion of the investigation,” the statement read in part.