Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 21-year-old Irabor Kennedy Osasogie, for duping German woman, Antje of €17,000.
The EFCC, in a statement on Friday, December 23, 2022, said, “The 21-year- old was arrested recently by the Commission following a petition by one Antje, a German citizen, complaining that the suspect defrauded her of €17,000.”
The petitioner claimed that she met Osasogie through social media after she was defrauded of €68,000 by one Michael Patrick.
The German woman alleged that Osasogie offered to assist her in recovering the money but further defrauded her of €17,000.
Upon arrest, the suspect claimed he only received €12,850 from the petitioner.
The suspect will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.