- Safiu Kehinde
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has nabbed a suspected online fraudster,Osang Usie Otukpa, for allegedly duping 139 Australians.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by the commission on its official X handle on Friday.
According to the statement, Otukpa was arrested by EFCC operatives after for allegedly defrauding the Australians of of $8 million (Australian Dollars)
The suspected fraudsters was picked up in a stake out at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos upon arrival from the United States of America on Friday, December 6, 2024.
According to the anti-graft agency, Otukpa, who goes by five aliases, namely: Ford Thompson, Oscar Donald Tyler, Michael Haye, Jose Vitto and Kristin Davidson scammed the victims by luring them on the social media to invest in his rogue cryptocurrency investment platform, Liquid Asset Group , LAG.
The proceeds of the alleged crimes were routed to his bank accounts through a global cryptocurrency exchange platform.
EFCC, however, vowed to charge him to court upon conclusion of investigations.