Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

EFCC Arraigns Two Suspected Fraudsters in Benin

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office, on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 arraigned Omoparewa Femi before Justice A. A. Demi-Ajayi of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State on a four-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence. Femi is alleged to have received over N1 million under the pretence of procuring a visa for Ikporo Ufuoma. One of the counts reads: “That you, Omoparewa Femi and one Prince Chikita (still at large ), on or about the 14th day of June 2017, at Benin within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did with intent to defraud…