By
Emmanuel Udom
Samson
Irefin, a of the National Biotechnology Development Agency,
NABDA, is in trouble. He was arrested on Friday, September 11, 2015, while
attempting to dupe a contractor of the National
Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
Wilson
Uwujaren, head, media & publicity for
the anti-graft agency name the contractor as: Liuideco Global Services Limited, where the suspect attempted to
dupe on the pretext that he can help “kill” a pending investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,(EFCC).
According to Uwujaren, the suspect was
picked up by operatives of the EFCC in the early hours of Friday September 11,
2015 in the premises of a new generation bank in Abuja, as he attempted to
collect the sum of N500,000 which he had demanded from his victim to “” Kill”
the case.
The sting operation was made possible
by the courage of the would-be victim who contacted the EFCC after Irefin made
his approach, claiming he has influence in the EFCC to get him a soft-landing.
But convinced he had done nothing to
warrant investigation by the EFCC, or a ransom to be spared the ordeal of
investigation, alerted the Commission, where he was advised to play along.
From that moment, Irefin was under
close watch, with his every move being monitored by the anti- graft agency,
culminating in his arrest this morning.
The suspect will be charged to court after investigation is concluded.
The EFCC image maker however said
that the arrest of the suspect brought to the fore the antics of some
fraudsters, who have been going about, defrauding members of the public by
demanding for money to stop the EFCC from investigating petitions supposedly
written against them.
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