EFCC Denies Receiving $107,000 From Fraudster

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria has refuted allegations that it accepted a $107,000 bribe to compromise the alleged fraud case involving Ezekiel Joseph Oyo. 

This denial was conveyed through a statement issued by Dele Oyewale, the Head of EFCC Media and Publicity, on Friday. The statement argues that it is irrational to assert that the EFCC received $107,000 from Joseph Oyo, who was accused of profiting $50,000 from fraudulent activities.

According to the statement, Oyo had jumped bail, and efforts are underway to bring him to trial for money laundering offenses. It explains that the EFCC's Abuja Zonal Command arrested Ezekiel Joseph Oyo on April 5, 2023, in the Life Camp area of Abuja, based on intelligence about his suspected involvement in internet fraud, online romance scams, and money laundering. Oyo was introduced to these fraudulent activities through his friend, Bruno, based in Germany. He used a wallet address with the username "Hubert.elwood@outlook.com" to conduct his illicit business.

Through this wallet address, Oyo received a total of $3,982,260.91 in fraudulent transactions from Remitano, a digital company based in Seychelles, on March 3, 2023. He profited $50,000 from this fraudulent bitcoin business. After his arrest, investigators at the Abuja Zonal Command granted him administrative bail with two sureties provided by him. It took his sureties three weeks to meet the bail conditions, and Oyo was released after these conditions were satisfied.

The statement clarifies that investigators recovered a total of $27,000 from Oyo and duly documented this recovery. It emphasizes that it is untrue and baseless to attribute the alleged $107,000 bribe to EFCC investigators. The statement questions how a suspect who had gained $50,000 from his fraudulent transactions could offer $107,000 as a bribe. It dismisses the allegations against the investigators as fabricated and unfounded and affirms that all items recovered from Oyo, including a Mercedes Benz C43 AMG, are in the custody of the Commission.

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