EFCC Nabs Prince
EFCC Nabs Prince Olatunbosun over Disappearance of
N90m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested one
Prince Ishola Olatunbosun, for alleged theft, fraud, criminal
breach of trust and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N90,
000,000.00 (Ninety Million Naira).
According to a petition by one Mr Charlse Anyaokei, director
Viscount Micro-finance Limited, Vancord Bureau-de-Change and
Charblecom Concept Limited, filed by his legal team, Inedia Oweazim
& Co, he was sometime ago, introduced to the suspect
(Olatunbosun), a Chief Executive Officer of Dallas Halimgton Oil
Limited with office in Leadway House, Central Business District
Abuja, for the purpose of procuring United States Dollars (USD) for
him.
The complainant stated that he had earlier had few transactions
with Olatunbosun and his company and that in this case, he needed
US$250,000, whose local currency equivalent of N90million he said
he sourced and transferred from his FCMB account to Dallas
Halimgton Oil Limited account, belonging to the suspect in the same
bank on the agreement that the suspect through the offshore branch
of his company would source the dollar equivalent US$250,000.00 for
him. He further said that a receipt of the said N90million was duly
issued to him by Olatunbosun.
By late evening of Friday, January 11, 2019, the complainant
said the suspect invited him for the completion of the transaction
processes and further disclosed that the transaction was only
completed around 11pm.
Following the late completion of the transaction, the
complainant disclosed that the suspect told him that it was risky
to venture out with the $250,000 and convinced him to rather
deposit it in a strong room in his office for safety until he would
need it on the next working day, which was Monday, January 14,
2019.
Mr Anyaokei further alleged that upon arrival at Dallas
Halimgton Oil Limited office on Monday, he discovered that a key,
which was different from the one with which the safe was locked on
Friday, January 11 was applied to open the strong room, and that
the $250,000 had disappeared.
He also alleged that all efforts to recover the money since then
have proved abortive, hence he reported the matter reported to the
EFCC.
A preliminary investigation led to the arrest of Olatunbosun who
will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is
completed.
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity