EFCC trails three-man scam gang
An Ogun State based produce merchant, Alhaji Ganiyu Adeniji has fallen prey to scammers who duped him to the tune of N292 million over the pretext of buying raw cashew nuts on behalf of their Indian partner.
Already the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) are on the trail of three persons, Ikechukwu Arinze, Danladi Abdullahi, and one Ayomikun, who are the alleged scammers sequel to a petition written to the anti-corruption agency by Alhaji Adeniji’s lawyer, Mr Alli Apanisile.
Alhaji Adeniji, who is the Chairman of Ogun State Cashew Nuts narrated in his petition how he was scammed.
The petition addressed to the Lagos Zonal Commander of EFCC, and dated October 10, 2023 reads:
PETITION AGAINST (1) IKECHUKWU ARINZE (2) ABDULLAHI DANLADI AND (3) AYOMIKUN FOR OBTAINING UNDER FALSE PRETENSE AND STEALING 9 (NINE) CONTAINERS OF RAW CASHEW NUTS VALUED AT N291.758.000 (TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY- EIGHT THOUSAND NAIRA)
We represent Alhaji Ganiyu Adeniji, the Chief Executive Officer of GANAD INTEGRATED SERVICE LTD, hereinafter referred to as our Client. Our client is a Raw Cashew nuts Exporter, and currently, the Chairman of Cashew Nuts Exporters Association of Nigeria, Ogun State Branch.
As at first week of June 2023, our client had 9 (Nine) containers of raw cashew nuts with Bill of Lading, and consigned to TRINITY ENTERPRISES of India, ready to depart the Port of Lagos when one AYOMIKUN came with IKECHUKWU ARINZE and ABDULLAHI DANLADI that their own customer in India, JAY ENTERPRISES, is seriously in need of raw cashew nuts and will pay immediately;
This trio were so suave and swift that on the spot, they transferred N20,000,000 (Twenty Million Naira) to the account of our client immediately and dropped three (3) undated cheques of N53,553,000 (Fifty Three Million, Five Hundred and Fifty-Three Thousand Nalra) on each cheques
Consequently, a transfer agreement was made with our client to the effect that our client transferred the 9 (Nine) containers to the 360 Agric Partners Ltd, a company belonging to the persons named herein.
The full money was to be remitted to our dient on or before June 20, 2023. Since June 21, 2023 when the trio named herein took possession of the 9 (nine) containers of raw cashew nuts from our client, they have disappeared from the radar. Their numbers no longer function. The only one among them who has a telephone Ayomikun, is evasive;
We attached herewith documentary evidence that their consignee in India, JAY ENTERPRISES had taken delivery of the containers and the last of the containers was delivered to their consignee, JAY ENTERPRISES of India on the 6th October, 2023 and JAY ENTERPRISES of India made payment to the persons named herein immediately.
The following documents are attached herewith;
- The payment slip of N20, 000,000 to our client
- The undated cheques of N53,553,000 each
- The Transfer Agreement
- The Bill of Lading
5 The proof of delivery in India
The address given by this trio as their office is number 7 Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos was visited and the occupants denied knowledge of any of the persons named in this petition. Our Client was almost arrested by the occupants of the office claiming that they are also looking for the trio for fraud and impersonation. This was when it dawned on our client that he had been scammed;
The telephone numbers of these people IKECHUKWU ARINZE 08183781673, ABDULLAHI DANLADI 05087770712, 08098225889 and AYOMIKUN 08027160986
The total money these scammers obtained fraudulently and stolen from our client is N291,758,000.00 which represents 277,865kg of Cashew nuts at the rate of 1050 Dollars.
We therefore write this petition against the people named herein for your discreet investigation and prosecution”.
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