The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Thursday
August 18, 2016, through its South East Zonal Head of Operations, Mr. Obioha Okorie
released a draft for N500,000 (five hundred thousand Naira ) to Dr. Veronica
Ibeziako, a retired Chief
Magistrate in Anambra State, being funds recovered
for her by the Commission. The former magistrate was swindled by fraudsters
while seeking for financial assistance to enable her proceed for medical
treatment abroad.
According to the victim, she was billed for a surgical procedure
abroad, which was going to cost N3, 000,000.00 (three million naira only), but
ended up being defrauded of N500, 000 (five hundred thousand naira).
Though investigations into the matter is still ongoing, the
recovered fund was released to the victim to enable her attend to her financial
and medical needs for which she was defrauded.
No comments:
Post a Comment