The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has intensified its crackdown on financial crimes, recently arresting two individuals in separate cases involving alleged fraud and currency mutilation.
In one of the cases, operatives from the Benin Zonal Directorate apprehended Osagie Etinosa for allegedly defrauding an aspiring footballer of ₦11 million. According to an official statement released by the EFCC, Etinosa reportedly posed as a football agent on Instagram, operating under the handle @officialking_etto.
The statement added that Etinosa “collected the sum of N11,000,000 from one Samuel Beke Ohazuruike with the promise of securing trials for him in Romanian and Bulgarian clubs, which never materialised. Efforts by the victim to recover his money proved abortive.”
The Commission revealed that the suspect allegedly built a false image online, claiming to specialize in connecting young football talents with international clubs for trials and recruitment opportunities.
The Commission confirmed that the suspect “will soon be arraigned in court.”
a separate arrest, the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate apprehended Fatima Muhammed for an alleged Naira mutilation. The EFCC explained that the arrest followed a viral TikTok video in which the suspect “was seen cleaning mucus from her nose using an N500 Naira note.”
According to the statement, operatives “traced and arrested her in the Maiduguri metropolis area.” The Commission noted that Muhammed “is currently under investigation at the Maiduguri detention facility while investigation is ongoing” and that she “will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.”
The EFCC confirmed both arrests in separate statements, highlighting the Commission’s continued monitoring of financial crimes and enforcement of relevant laws.
