EFCC arrests musician for defrauding Briton £9,300, American $2,000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a musician Aniji Shedrack Chidubem, better known as Sanij-D, for allegedly defrauding a Briton, Susan Mclean, the sum of £9,300.00.

Shedrack, was also alleged to have defrauded an American, Diana Rosado Gonzalax, the sum of $2,000.00( Two Thousand American Dollars.

The suspect who was arrested in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, allegedly impersonated Christopher Rossi, a marine engineer who fixes boats and pipelines in Singapore

The singer, known for hits like Profesy and Katalina, used social media platforms – Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp applications, with foreign phone numbers as means of defrauding his victims.

EFCC said on Monday that, “Based on credible intelligence on the activities of a syndicate of internet fraudsters, Chidubem allegedly impersonated one Christopher Rossi, a marine engineer that fixes boats and pipelines in Singapore. He was using Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp applications, with foreign phone numbers, as his fraudulent means of perpetrating and defrauding his victims.”

Shedrack would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

Also, EFCC operatives arrested one Chike Nosa Agada, an unlicensed foreign exchange dealer, for an alleged N2 billion fraud.

The 37-year-old was arrested at “a residence in the Bourdillion, Ikoyi area of Lagos on Monday, October 16, 2023, during a sting operation by operatives of the Commission, following credible intelligence linking him to the alleged fraud. He will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded”.

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