- Safiu Kehinde
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Ifeanyi Mba for alleged N10 million land fraud in Enugu state.
Mba was arrested by operatives attached to the EFCC’s Enugu Zonal Directorate following a petition from a victim of his fraudulent scheme.
According to a statement issued on the anti-graft agency’s official X handle on Monday, the suspect was arrested following claims of a petitioner alleging that he paid the suspect the said sum for a piece of land located at Plot 677 Owo/Premier Layout, Ogui Nike community in Enugu state, only to find out that the land was being developed by unknown persons.
The petitioner said when he contacted the suspect regarding the development, he was informed that the said property was government owned.
Subsequently, all efforts made by the petitioner to recover his money proved abortive as the suspect remained incommunicado.
Preliminary investigations by the EFCC however revealed that there is no layout bearing Plot 677 Owo/ Premier within the government acquired areas and that Owo/Premier layouts are two separate layouts.
The agency vowed to charge the suspect to court as soon as investigations are concluded.