EFCC Operatives
EFCC Nabs
EFCC Operatives
EFCC Nabs Sokoto Wonder Bank Operator
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal
office has arrested one Amina Kabo (a.k.a Firdausi Kabo) a manager
at Olive Micro Finance Bank located at No. 26 Dubabe Plaza for
alleged conspiracy, forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the
tune of Eight Hundred and Ninety Seven Thousand Naira
(N897,500.00).
The suspect was arrested on December 4, 2019 at No. 26 Dubabe
Plaza, Opposite Asibiti, Eastern By-pass , Tamaje, Sokoto following
a tip-off by well-meaning Nigerians.
The suspect was arrested alongside three others whom she
recruited as staff – Mariam Usman, Abdulrahman Lawali, and Shehu
Ibrahim.
The suspects were alleged to have been collecting monies ranging
between N5,000 to N10,000 from unsuspecting victims under the guise
of opening accounts for them with a view to granting them loans in
the following categories: N5,000 for N50,000 Loan; N7,000 for
N100,000 Loan; N8,000 for N200,000 Loan; N9,000 for N300,000 Loan
and N10,000 for N400,000 Loan.
A search on the premises led to the recovery of several
incriminating items including separate cash sums of Five hundred
and thirty three thousand, eight hundred and five naira
(N533,805.00) and Forty nine thousand five hundred and five naira
(N49,505.00).
Preliminary investigation reveals that Amina has so far
collected the total sum of eight hundred and ninety-seven thousand
five hundred naira (N897,500.00) from 108 victims.
Investigation further reveals that the suspected runs similar
fraudulent business at Jega and Gwandu in Kebbi State in the name
Olive Microfinance Bank and Easy Loan Microfinance Bank.
The investigation continues.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity