Okereke |
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has quizzed Chief Osita
Emmanuel Okereke, a former presidential aspirant of the Nigeria
Liberation Party over a case of conspiracy, obtaining money by false
pretences and extortion. Okereke is allegedly the arrow head of a
syndicate masquerading as members of a self-style “National Task Force”
set up to combat Importation and Smuggling of Small Arms, Ammunition and
Light Weapons.
The
syndicate, which maintains offices in some of the country’s
geo-political zones, allegedly defrauded unsuspecting members of the
public by deceitfully selling recruitment forms to them at the cost of
five thousand naira (5,000) each under the pretext of offering them
employment with the Federal Government.
The
scam was uncovered through intelligence report. And, after weeks of
painstaking surveillance, operatives of the Commission stormed the 3rd Floor Federal Secretariat Complex, Independence Layout, Enugu, offices of the syndicate and arrested the Zonal Co-ordinator, Obinna C. Onyekwelu and nine others. The other suspects are:
Ajuani Uchenna, Emmanuel Ngwu, Kenneth Ambrose, Ogunjimi Charles,
Uzoamaka Ikwunne, Chinwe Ogbu, Onyia Fidelia, Eze Amobi and Anioke
Obinna. Several documents and cash were recovered after a search. The
suspects have since
been released on administrative bail after making useful statements
Okereke claims his National Taskforce was duly recognized by the government. However, the Commission’s investigation found no evidence of such registration.
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
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