Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested Nwobo Williams Chibuike, a suspected fake land vendor, in Abuja.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused Chibuike of defrauding multiple victims by offering fake plots of land in areas including Kurudu, Sabon Lugbe East Extension, Kpeyegyi, and Jikwoyi Village Extension in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Chibuike posed as the Managing Director of several companies—C&C Reality & Construction Limited, Dream-Krest Homes and Properties Limited, and Dan Faith Shelters Limited—to market non-existent properties. Payments ranged from ₦3.5 million to ₦60 million for plots in Karsana, Pyakasa, Jikwoyi, Kurudu, Katamkpe Extension, Guzape 2, and Kuje.
Investigations with the Federal Capital Development Authority confirmed the plots were fictitious. Oyewale warned: “The public is hereby alerted… appropriately guided.”