EFCC freezes N905m in suspected slush account

a source said: “the efcc received an intelligence file on november 2 alleging that a sole proprietorship firm, rivlink worldwide, had large inflows from the rivers state environmental sanitation authority in an account with a brand new technology bank. the stated account had a closing balance of n905, 941,696.87.

the agency changed into registered in 2000 the use of a fictitious name of 1 christian robinson. but the account changed into opened in 2001 as sole proprietorship with mr. christian robinson as the sole owner.

“he, however, appointed mr. kenneth koroma as the only signatory to the account for the cause of money laundering.

“covert intelligence revealed that the sole proprietor, christian robinson, is deceased and the trustee, kenneth koroma, has been making frantic efforts to withdraw the price range, which had been on fixed deposit.

“sometimes in june 2017, koroma wrote the financial institution soliciting for it to liquidate the fixed deposit and transfer the stability to an account number 0037907856 of a organization, olf corporation, additionally operated through him.

“unknown to koroma, the proprietor had modified him as a signatory to rivlink global’s account earlier than he died.


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“the bank insisted that it could not launch the n905m to koroma because he had ceased to be the sole signatory to the account of rivlink international. applicable files have been proven to him on how the proprietor of the business enterprise effected the alternate of signatory.”

any other supply said: “following intelligence file and an alarm through the bank, efcc detectives decided to hint the inflows into the company’s account.

“we observed that the inflows have been coming in bits into the account of rivlink through the years from the sanitation enterprise with none proof of contracts carried out.

“we're suspecting the account to be a slush kind which can not be operated again due to the fact the sole proprietor is useless.

“further inquiry to check the legitimacy or otherwise of the stated price range is in development. however, the efcc has acquired a freeze order from the courtroom pending the outcome of ongoing research.”

the supply delivered: “without a doubt, if we were capable of establish that the cash was a product of money laundering from the coffers of rivers nation authorities, it will be forfeited and we may also need to get better it for the kingdom.”

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