Ume Ifechukwu Clinton has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for faking as an operative of the agency.
The agency on its Twitter account @officialEFCC said Clinton, 29 years old was arrested, “for impersonation, computer-related fraud, obtaining by false pretence and money laundering.
“Clinton was arrested on October 18, 2022, at No 46 Atoke Gbadebo Street, Isheri, Lagos, by operatives of the EFCC, following a news story published by an online portal: Foundation for Investigative Journalism narrating how Clinton defrauded Axelle Mahieu, an educator working as a caregiver in Brussels, Belgium.
“The victim was surfing through her Facebook page in November 2021, when she saw that someone had sent her a message.
“The message happened to be from Ume Ifechukwu Clinton, who introduced himself as “a friend of a friend”.
