EFCC
Press Release
A
suspected fraudster, who defrauded a group of Bureau de Change operators of $18,600,290
USD and disappeared after he was granted administrative bail by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been re-arrested. Alhaji Saidu Hashim
was picked up by operatives of the Commission from his hide out in Lagos.
Alhaji
Hashim who is the owner of Amjigar Bureau de Change Limited alongside one Ahmed
Bashir allegedly defrauded a group of 52 bureaux de change operating under the
aegis of Association of Creditors of Amjigar Bureau de Change, of the sum of
$18,600,290 (Eighteen Million, Six Hundred Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety
Dollars) between August and October 2008.
The suspect is alleged to have collected the
money and diverted it for his personal use thereby failing to honour his
financial obligation to the group.
The
suspect who was first arrested by the EFCC was granted administrative bail
prior to his arraignment in court but jumped bail, thereby stalling his
prosecution. But his accomplice, Ahmed Bashir is currently standing trial at
the Federal High Court, Kaduna.
The
fraudulent activities of the suspect and his disappearance brought told
hardship to his victims and their dependants.
Alhaji
Hashim will soon be arraigned in court.
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