13th December, 2024
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja
A United based Nigerian man identified as Osang Usie Otukpa has been taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of $AUD8,000,000 (Eight Million Australian Dollars).
The suspected online fraudster was arrested in a stake out at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos by EFCC operatives upon his arrival from the United States of America on Friday, December 6, 2024, Dele Oyewale, spokesperson for the anti-graft agency said in a statement.
According to the statement, Otukpa, who goes by five aliases, namely: Ford Thompson, Oscar Donald Tyler, Michael Haye, Jose Vitto and Kristin Davidson scammed the victims by luring them on the social media to invest in his rogue cryptocurrency investment platform, Liquid Asset Group , LAG.
Otukpa then routed the proceeds of the alleged crimes to his bank accounts through a global cryptocurrency exchange platform.
EFCC said he would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations in the statement.
