The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wednesday,
arrested a woman for allegedly swindling a man of N830, 000 under the pretence
of securing him a N227 million contract.
The woman, whose name was given as Mrs. Ekaete Ime Sam, is said to have
collected N130,000 from Jerry Ekezie, a clearing agent, to clear some goods at
the Apapa Wharf and use the balance to secure the juicy contract.
However, Ekezie, who said he was introduced to the woman by his pastor,
noted that the woman came back to ask for additional N1.5 million to be able to
draw down the said contract for him.
The complainant said he began to smell a rat upon the request by the
woman for additional money when the contract had not been given.
In the course of investigation, Ekaete admitted forging a letter-head
paper of the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry on which she typed the
contract award.
She claimed to have given all the money she collected from Ekezie
to one Shola Fayemi, a native doctor, who heads the syndicate and lives along
Bassa Airport Road, Abuja, but now at large.
EFCC’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Wednesday that
the woman would soon be charged to court to answer for her criminal action.
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