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Alleged $1.49M Fraud: EFCC Arrests Banker, Wife Following Tip-off by FBI

Ololade Adeyanju/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Assistant General Manager of a bank, Rowly Isioro, and his wife Ovuomarhoni Naomi Isioro, for alleged money laundering.

NewsmakersNG learnt that the suspects were arrested following a petition the Commission received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about the activities of the couple.

The EFCC says in a statement that the couple were arrested “for their alleged involvement in Business Email Compromise (BEC) and money laundering”.

They allegedly laundered $1.49 million through Ovuomarhoni’s bank account in Nigeria.

“Their arrest followed a petition received by the Commission from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, through the office of their Legal Attache, United States Consulate Lagos, about their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud, stealing and money laundering,” the statement says.

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