EFCC Impersonators Arrested for $700,000 Fraud Against Ex-NPA Boss

Operatives of the EFCC arrested two men, Ojobo Joshua and Aliyu Hashim, for impersonating the agency’s top aide to extort $700,000 from former Nigeria Ports Authority Managing Director Mohammed Bello Koko. In court, EFCC cybercrime lead Akeem Lasisi explained that the suspects claimed to be the personal assistant to EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede. They told Koko his tenure was under probe and demanded one million dollars, later reduced to $700,000, to halt the investigation. An undercover operative arranged a cash handover at Abuja locations. When the suspects arrived, officers seized a bag of dummy notes and made arrests on the spot. A search of the first defendant’s home yielded phones and a Prado SUV recovered from the second. Both men were taken to EFCC headquarters where they made cautioned statements on video. The court has adjourned until July to allow the prosecution to tender the SUV and video recordings as exhibits.

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