ROMANCE SCAM: EFCC HANDS OVER FORFEITED ASSETS TO AUSTRALIAN VICTIM IN LAGOS.(PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Romance Scam:  EFCC Hands Over Forfeited Assets to Australian Victim in Lagos.  The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, handed over forfeited assets recovered from a convicted romance scammer, Odey Steven Aleka, to an Australian citizen, Karo Rita Kazzi, through her counsel, Blessing Nwankwo. The assets include a gold wedding ring, a gold chain with a cross pendant, an iPhone 12 Pro Max, a Lexus RX350 Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), and a one-storey building comprising six room-and-parlour self-contained apartments located along the Emedu–Awoyaya axis of Ajah, Lagos State.   Speaking during the handover ceremony, the Acting Zonal Director of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC,  Assistant Commander of the EFCC,  ACE I Bawa Usman Kaltungo, reaffirmed the Commission's commitment to ensuring that victims of economic and financial crimes obtain justice and, where possible, recover ass...

EX-GOV OF DELTA STATE IFEANYI OKOWA, ARRESTED BY THE EFCC. (PHOTO).


 Former Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa Arrested By EFCC Over Alleged Diversion Of N1.3trn


By Freeborn Abraye


Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, for alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion 13% derivation fund from the federation account between 2015 and 2023.


Okowa was arrested on Monday, November 4, 2024, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when he reported at the Port Harcourt Directorate of the EFCC on the invitation of investigators handling his matter.


The former governor was alleged to have failed to render accounts of the funds as well as another N40 billion he allegedly claimed he used to acquire shares in UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas.


Specifically, Okowa allegedly bought shares worth N40 billion in one of the major banks in the country representing 8% equity to float the offshore LNG. The funds were alleged to be used for other purposes.


Investigators are also investigating the diversion of funds by the former governor to acquire estates in Abuja and Asaba in Delta state.


He is being held at the EFCC holding facility in Port Harcourt.

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