Desmond Nunugwo,
a suspect under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, passed away today June 10, 2016 few hours after he was
taken into custody. His demise was confirmed at the hospital where he
was rushed after he suddenly took ill.
Late Desmond Nunugwu allegedly
fraudulently obtained N91 million from an acquaintance after he tricked
her into believing that he had high net worth business associates in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates who were at the verge of buying Nicon
Insurance and convinced her of their disposition to help her stock fish
business. Consequently, she wired N91 million into Nunugwo’s nominated
account (Mainagge General Merchants) in Diamond Bank.
After the transfer of the funds, Desmond Nunugwo became evasive forcing the complainant to report the transaction to the EFCC.
Consequently, Nunugwo was arrested in
Utako, Abuja at about 5.33pm on Thursday, June 9, 2016. His statement
was taken, where he admitted receiving the money from the complainant,
with the additional information that he transferred N30m of the said
money to Norway. But he could not explain the whereabouts of the balance
of N61m.
The suspect was detained at about 7.30pm, in the absence of anybody to take him on bail.
Six hours later, he suddenly complained of discomfort and was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The incident has already been reported
at the Wuse Police Station, where investigation into the cause of the
sudden death has commenced.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
10th June, 2016
Head, Media & Publicity
10th June, 2016
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