Man arrested for defrauding 139 Australians

A man, identified as Osang, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly defrauding 139 Australians to the tune of $AUD8,000,000.

This was disclosed in a statement by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Friday.

He stated that the suspect was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos upon arrival from the United States of America on Friday, December 6, 2024.

He added that the suspect lured his victims on social media to invest in his rogue cryptocurrency investment platform, Liquid Asset Group.

Oyewale however stated that the suspect will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.