EFCC Declares Two More Wanted Over CBEX Fraud

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By Kolawole Ojebisi

Two more suspects have been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with an alleged fraud case linked to a digital trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange, popularly known as CBEX.

The anti-graft agency made the declaration on Wednesday in a notice published across its official social media platforms.

According to the notice, the two suspects are Folashade Odelana and Bamidele Ayodele Abiodun.

The two individuals were accused of orchestrating fraudulent activities that reportedly led to significant financial losses for unsuspecting investors.

The anti-graft agency asked members of the public with useful information on the whereabouts of the suspects to come forward.

The notice read, “The public is hereby notified that the persons whose photographs appear below are wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for fraud allegedly perpetrated on an online trading platform called Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX). FOLASHADE ODELANA. Odelana is 31 years old and her last known address is at No. 17, Oremeta Street, Allen, Ikeja, Lagos State.

“BAMIDELE AYODELE ABIODUN. Abiodun is 32 years old. His last known address is at No.17, Oremeta Street, Allen, Ikeja, Lagos State.

“Anybody with useful information as to their whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices, or through these numbers 09-9044751-3, 08093322644, 08183322644, 07026350721-3, 0706350724-5; its e-mail address: [email protected] or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.”

Recall that the commission had initially announced names of 12 wanted individuals in connection with the same scheme.

At least 600,000 Nigerians reportedly fell victim of the scheme losing a total of N1.3tn following its collapse in April.

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