The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the arrest of a banker who has been aiding internet fraudsters to convert foreign currencies into Nigeria’s Naira. The Commission did not mention the name of the banker.
This was even as the Commission announced that bigger and more powerful personalities involved in the internet scams, some of who were exposed recently by the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), will soon be made public.
The Ibadan Zonal Head of EFCC, Friday Ebelo, who spoke to news men today, August 28 in Ibadan, stressed that the commission has commenced investigations on Nigerians who were indicted by FBI, adding:“I want to assure you that by the time we conclude our investigations, we will unravel bigger suspects because the figure currently released by the FBI is like one per cent of the cycle of persons involved in the cybercrime network.
“Just yesterday (Tuesday), we arrested a banker who was involved in converting foreign currencies to Naira at a local bank in Nigeria. He is currently helping the commission with information on our investigation,” he said.
Friday Ebelo said that the commission is in collaboration with some international agencies with similar mandates, especially FBI, to curb internet crimes and illicit funds transfer.
He said that as a responsive organization, the EFCC will do everything within its constitutional powers to ensure that the interests of hardworking and law-abiding Nigerians are protected.
“We will ensure that Nigerians are not denied the fruits of their labour by the recalcitrant few.
“We will work assiduously to ensure that those who engage in acts capable of tarnishing the good image of the country are prosecuted,” he said.
Friday Ebelo said that Nigerians are known to be creative, hardworking and intelligent, saying that these had been effectively proven by records of many groundbreaking achievements attributed to them across the world.
“We cannot pretend to be oblivious of the nagging impact of illicit activities of a few who have chosen to be black sheep within the fold.”
Source: NAN
