The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Lagos Zonal Command has detained one Abraham Adeniji for allegedly procuring commodities under false pretences and diverting monies totalling N82,803,550.00.
He was apprehended after the commission received a petition from a Chinese national named Gao Shu Quin. The petitioner said she met the suspect while conducting legitimate business in 2017.
She further claimed that the suspect duped her into giving him containers of textile materials in the belief that he would remit the earnings when the textile materials were sold.
However, after the sale, the suspect reportedly diverted the profits for personal use.
According to a statement released by EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren on Monday night, the suspect would be charged in court as soon as the investigation is done.
