The Enugu Zonal office of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has
arrested three persons: Chukwuma Charles Eze,
Ogechi Emeka Okwuosa and Anokwuru Miriam
Iheoma,(F) in a case of impersonation and
attempt to obtain money by false pretences
from the Anambra State Secretary to the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Prince
Casmir I. Ajulu.
The arrest of the trio came on the heels of a
petition that a text message was purportedly
sent on 26th March, 2016 by the Acting
Executive Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu to
Ajulu’s phone requesting him to send a list of
names of House of Representatives designates
that want their Certificate of Return for the last
election held in Anambra State.
Several subsequent messages from two mobile
numbers belonging to Glo and MTN network
respectively demanded from the petitioner the
sum of N16,0000,000.00 (Sixteen Million Naira
Only) assuring him that the EFCC Chairman was
in touch and working with the Chairman of
Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC).
The suspects on sensing the reluctance of the
complainant in cooperating with them started
sending some text messages and calls
threatening to deal with him if he failed to pay
the said amount. But in a statement made by
Iheoma who claimed to be Eze’s girlfriend, Eze
collected her account details and that she was
not privy to whatever business it was meant to
be used for.
On his own part, Eze said he collected the
account detail because his friend Ogechi
Emeka Okwuosa had asked him to find a UBA
account with which he (Okwuosa) needed to
use to receive money from someone. Further
investigation is being carried out to determine
the spread of the alleged syndicate’s activities
and their possible victims.
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