Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Uyo Zonal Directorate, have arrested a suspected serial fraudster, Mrs. Imaobong Okpong, for alleged involvement in visa and fake foreign scholarship scams.
According to a statement posted on the EFCC’s official X handle on Friday, Okpong, said to own a school in Mbierebe, Akwa Ibom State, was arrested following a petition by Dr. Blessing Bassey.
Bassey, a clinician, alleged that Okpong defrauded her of ₦3 million under the pretext of securing university admission and processing Canadian visas for her and her husband.
She said she only made the payment after the suspect signed a notarised indemnity agreement. However, after receiving the money, Okpong reportedly became unreachable and failed to fulfil the agreement.
Bassey further alleged that Okpong had duped others with similar fake scholarship offers, leaving some victims stranded abroad with forged documents.
The EFCC said the suspect will be charged to court after investigations.
Meanwhile, the anti-graft agency also announced that a Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sentenced an entrepreneur, Muhammed Bukar, to six months imprisonment for possessing counterfeit currency and engaging in cybercrime.
— Punch
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