A 36-year-old Bureau- De- change operator identified as Abubakar Mannir has allegedly defrauded the Chief Executive Officer of Allkraft Technology and Industries Limited, Mr Manas Das, of $737,015.00.
Saturday Vanguard gathered that Das, a Nigerian-based Indian, contacted the Bureau de Change operator, who operated under Emirates Booth company, to purchase the United States dollars under three agreements that totaled $900,000.
Abubakar explained that : “The contracts were supposed to be fulfilled in November 2023, but the Emirates Booth owned by Mr. Mannir cited a delay and finally agreed to make the transfers from January 15, 2024, to January 19, 2024. By that time, Mr. Manas Das had travelled to Abuja, from where the remittance was scheduled to be transferred.
“The next day, after contacting the Emirates Booth office, including its managers and assistants, it was suspected that something was wrong.
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