Commission, has passed away on Friday few hours after he was
taken into custody.
In a statement released by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), Desmond Nunugwo, a suspect under
investigation has passed away on Friday at the hospital where he
was rushed to after he suddenly took ill, just few hours after he was
taken into custody by the agency.
According to the anti-graft agency, the suspect fraudulently obtained
N91 million from an acquaintance after he tricked her into believing
that he had high net worth business associates in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates, who were at the verge of buying Nicon Insurance and
convinced her of their disposition to help her stock fish business.
Consequently, the acquaintance wired N91 million into Nunugwo’s
nominated account (Mainagge General Merchants) in Diamond Bank.
After the transfer of the funds, Nunugwo became evasive forcing the
complainant to report the transaction to the EFCC.
A statement signed by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, read:
“Mr. Nunugwo was arrested in Utako, Abuja, at about 5.33pm on
Thursday, June 9, 2016. His statement was taken, where he admitted
receiving the money from the complainant, with the additional
information that he transferred N30m of the said money to Norway.
But he could not explain the whereabouts of the balance of N61m.
“The suspect was detained at about 7.30pm, in the absence of
anybody to take him on bail. Six hours later, he suddenly complained
of discomfort and was rushed to the hospital where he was
pronounced dead,” the statement said.
The commission said the incident had already been reported at the
Wuse Police Station, where investigation into the cause of the
sudden death has commenced.
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