EFCC arraigns Nigerian-American over alleged $320,000 vehicle import fraud
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a Nigerian-American, Oluwatobi Adegoke, before Justice
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stepped up prosecutions tied to diaspora-linked fraud schemes, particularly scams involving Nigerians abroad who allegedly defraud victims through promises of vehicle importation, car sales, or shipping services. Such cases often involve cross-border syndicates that use the trust associated with dual citizenship or foreign residency to convince victims to wire large sums of money, only for the promised goods or services to never materialise.
This case centres on Oluwatobi Adegoke, a Nigerian-American arraigned by the EFCC's Ilorin Zonal Directorate over an alleged $320,000 vehicle import fraud. Both BusinessDay and Premium Times report the arraignment before a judge, with Premium Times adding that the suspect was arrested in July over claims he was part of a syndicate operating from the United States. Details such as the specific charges, number of victims, plea entered, and trial timeline have not yet been reported.