A suspect, Abraham Adeniji has been arrested in connection to a fraud scheme that landed him N82.8 million.
Adeniji allegedly obtained goods under false pretence and diverted the funds, according to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
He was arrested after a petition was filed by his victim Gao Shu Quin who is a Chinese national. The two had met in 2017 before Adeniji ran his scam in a business deal they struck.
Quin told authorities that the suspect deceived her into supplying him containers of textiles materials, but he never remitted the proceeds after sale.
The suspect allegedly diverted the proceeds for his own personal use, according to the petition.
EFCC said the suspect will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is completed.
