A fire outbreak has been reported at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) exhibit dump in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Naija News gathered that the fire incident which affected the dump located at Iriebi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, happened in the early hours of Monday, March 14, 2022.
Most of the trucks parked in the facility were burnt before the fire was eventually put out by men of the Federal Fire Service.
Meanwhile, the United States government has reacted to the arrest of Osondu Igwilo, one of the wanted persons on the watchlist of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
It will be recalled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced Igwilo’s arrest on Monday along with some of his accomplices.
As earlier reported by Naija News, the development was confirmed by the spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, adding that Igwilo was the alleged leader of a criminal network of “catchers”.
Uwujaren noted that Igwilo was arrested alongside Okafor Nnamdi Chris, Nwodu Uchenna Emmanuel and John Anazo Achukwu at a studio in the Sangotedo area of Lagos.
Igwilo had been declared wanted since 2018.
The suspects were accused of fraud, money laundering, and identity theft to the tune of about $100millon.
It was gathered that the suspects allegedly perpetrated a scheme involving false promises of investment funding, impersonating United States bank officials in person and via the internet.
Reacting to the arrest, the American government on Monday through the US mission in Nigeria wrote on its Twitter account: “With Justice as our mutual priority, we congratulate @officialEFCC for partnering with the @FBI & arresting long-time wanted suspect Igwilo for fraud conspiracy, money laundering and aggravated identity theft.”
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