By Christian George
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a man identified as Ifechukwu Tom Makwe for internet fraud.
In a statement obtained by the anti-graft agency on its Twitter platform, the suspect was said to have posed as a Nigerian senator to dupe his victim the sum of €5.7m.
In the statement signed by the Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, the agency said, ““Upon arrest, it was discovered that the suspect, bearing many aliases (Fahad Makwe, Senator Tompolo, Tom Makwe, Dr. Bran), defrauded a Spaniard of €5.7million.
Makwe allegedly claimed to be a US Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI agent, and diplomatic solicitor and succeeded in defrauding his victim using fake identities. The suspect allegedly started defrauding the victim in 2013 when he first met her on social media,” the statement added.
Uwujaren stated that the suspect would be charged in court after the investigations were completed.
