The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested the duo of Timothy Adegbaji Ademiju and Taiye Shittu Habibulahi, a student of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, for offences bordering on internet fraud and obtaining by false pretence.
Ademiju, 36, a staff of a new generation bank, allegedly struck a deal with David Olaoluwa Adesubokan aka Opinion (now at large), , a student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Ondo State, to fleece one Giacomo Rossi, an Italian, of huge sum of money while posing as a lady by name, Grace Thomas.Ademiju allegedly used his position as the officer in charge of Western Money Transfer to process the fraudulent transactions. The arrest followed a petition from the victim .
According to the petitioner, he had offered monetary assistance, paid in tranches, to the tune of €2,400, before it dawned on him that it was a scam. The suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigation into the matter is concluded.
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