Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested a suspected fraudster, Idowu Olanrewaju, for defrauding an American citizen of the sum of $4 million through his company.
The suspect allegedly asked the victim to pay the said amount into the account of his company, Total Intership Nigeria Limited, ostensibly for the supply of crude oil in phony crude oil contract with the victim.
Idowu Olanrewaju
The victim, however, sent a petition to the EFCC after an exasperating wait for a consignment that never arrived.
An accomplice of the suspect, Joe Onwudimowei, who operates the account of the company with a commercial bank, where the proceeds of the said fake contract were deposited, was arrested June 18 and upon interrogation, alleged that he handed all monies that passed through the account to Olanrewaju and Yemi Osho .
On the 19th of June, both Olanrewaju and Osho were arrested following a dawn raid on their homes by operatives of the EFCC.
Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
According to him, Olanrewaju who does not have any reasonable source of income, was discovered to have several properties in Port Harcourt, Rivers State’s capital and a 44-room hotel in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital.
Also recovered from him, were a number of exotic cars including, a 2014 Range Rover, 2013 Honda Crosstour, 2013 Range Evogue and Honda CRV.
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