The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has arrested four fake Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officers who were planning to abduct and collect a ransom of N150 million from their victim.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has arrested four fake Economic Financial Crimes Commission officers who were planning to abduct and collect a ransom of N150 million from their victim. The Commissioner of Police , CP Waheed Ayilara said the suspects include Emmanuel Augustine Akpayak, 27, Echem Ovurizichi Weneka, 27, Promise Udofia, 28, and Jeremiah Johnson Okon, 38.
According to him, the victim hired 'boys' that were issuing threats to him. He noted that attempts to make his associate to come to a round table discussions failed hence he resorted to getting EFCC vest from an online vendor and gave to his gang members who posed as officials of the anti-graft agency to arrest the man and force him to bring N150 million as ransom.
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