The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has announced the
death of a suspect in its charge “few hours after he was taken into
custody.”
The
Commission, in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said
Desmond Nunugwo, was being investigated over an allegation that he
fraudulently obtained N91 million from an acquaintance under false
pretence.
Uwujaren said the suspect’s “demise was confirmed at the hospital where he was rushed after he suddenly took ill.”
“Desmond
Nunugwo, a suspect under investigation by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, passed away today June 10, 2016 few hours after
he was taken into custody. His demise was confirmed at the hospital
where he was rushed after he suddenly took ill.
“Late
Nunugwu allegedly fraudulently obtained N91million from an acquaintance
after he tricked her into believing that he had high net worth business
associates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates who were at the verge of
buying Nicon Insurance and convinced her of their disposition to help
her stock fish business. Consequently, she wired N91m into Nunugwo’s
nominated account (Mainagge General Merchants) in Diamond Bank.
“After
the transfer of the funds, Nunugwo became evasive forcing the
complainant to report the transaction to the EFCC,” the statement said.
The
late suspect, the anti-graft agency noted, was arrested in the Utako
District of Abuja at about 5:33pm on Thursday, June 9, 2016.http://newtelegraphonline.com/alleged-n91m-scam-suspect-dies%E2%80%8E-efcc-custody/
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