The Economic and Financial crimes commission, EFCC, on Thursday 4th February, 2016 arrested one Raymond Anene Odika (54yrs) for alleged involvement in a case of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.
It was alleged that on 4th December, 2015, the duo of Raymond Anene Odika and one Solomon Chidi (still at large) approached the complainant and presented themselves as employees of the Nigeria National Petroleum coorporation (NNPC) and offered him a contract proposal.
He further alleged that the suspects, however, told him that he must register as a special contractor with the NNPC before he can be awarded the contract.
The duo reportedly collected the sum of N534, 000 from him under the false pretence of travelling to Abuja to effect the registration of his company and equally secure the release of the cheque of N45m for the purported contract mobilization fee.
It was further disclosed that in addition to the N534,000 which was paid to the bank account of the suspects, they also collected some cash from him.
According to the EFCC, one of the apprehended suspects had made some useful statements over the alleged crime.
