The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday said it has captured one Tariah Otumba Fred, a staff of the Federal Ministry of Environment in Bayelsa State for professedly being a serial fraudster.
As per an announcement issued by the commission's Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, a few implicating things including fake Identity cards have been recuperated from the suspect.
The announcement said: "The suspect is affirmed to have been included in falsification, coercion, getting cash under misrepresentation, mimic and other deceitful exercises.
"Fred is said to head a famous syndicate who swindled clueless individuals from general society and corporate associations utilizing the workplace of the Federal Controller of Environment, Yenagoa.
"The suspect is claimed to have opened a record in Sterling Bank utilizing the name, the Controller, Federal Ministry of Environment, Bayelsa State in which he was a signatory nearby one Mr. Training Zghadina who has likewise been captured by the Commission.
"Fred's business as usual was to give organizations in the state request see that they ought to make installment to the Federal Ministry of Environment for ecological effect appraisal license.
"The suspect who additionally introduced himself as contamination facilitator of the service, a position that does not exist, utilized officers whom he issued personality cards as Revenue Collecting specialists for the service.
"At the point when a pursuit was led in his home, a few implicating things including fake Identity cards of different associations, stamps of various associations, letter leaders of the National Inland Waterways and Ministry of Environment, and Identity card with his photo as a Navy Captain were recuperated.
"The suspects will be summoned in court when examination is finished."
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