He was apprehended with fake EFCC identity cards and those of other law enforcement agencies.
The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Williams Ogwezi, also known as Dr Williams, for parading himself as an official of the commission to defraud his unsuspecting victims.
He was apprehended
with fake EFCC identity cards and those of other law enforcement agencies.
The Head of Media and
Publicity of the EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed in a statement in Abuja,
on Thursday, that Ogwezi was arrested in Lagos, following a report from the
Nigeria Police Area Command, Ajah, Lagos.
Uwujaren said,
"Investigation revealed that the suspect had defrauded one of his victims,
a lady, of jewellery valued at N10million before his arrest. The suspect
confessed to the crime in his confessional statement to the EFCC.
"Items recovered
from him at the point of arrest included an identity card with the inscription
of EFCC; EFCC face masks, three laptops, three mobile phones and two vehicles
(Lexus and Hyundai Genesis)."
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