The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, has arrested three members of a syndicate for allegedly
impersonating the Commission’s acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu.
The suspects- Anokwuru Miriam Iheoma, Chukwuma
Charles Eze and Ogechi Emeka Okwuosa- had allegedly attempted to obtain the sum of N16,0000,000.00
(Sixteen Million Naira) from Prince Casmir I. Ajulu, Secretary, Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Anambra State.
According to Ajulu, the suspects allegedly sent
a text message to his mobile phone on March 26, 2016, requesting a list of the
names of House of Representatives designates who wanted their Certificates of
Return for the last election held in the state.
The suspects also allegedly sent
some text messages to Ajulu, assuring him that Magu had contacted the Chairman
of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, over
the matter.
Given Ajulu’s reluctance to meet
their demand, the suspects, however, allegedly threatened to ‘‘deal with him’’.
The
suspects were, however, arrested in a sting operation by operatives of the Commission.
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