Fraud suspect dies in EFCC’s custody
Tragedy has hit the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, after a suspect in its custody, suddenly developed
chest pains, and died.
Arowofela Olufemi, who was being investigated by the commission
following allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC,
that he fraudulently converted over N100 million dividend warrants to
himself, died in a military hospital, where he was rushed to by
officials of the EFCC.
A statement made available to Vanguard yesterday indicated that
Olufemi had complained of chest pains early in the day and was rushed to
an unnamed military hospital in Lagos, where he gave up the ghost
before doctors could attend to him.
The EFCC statement was signed by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, who
said the cause of the suspect’s death was unknown as at the time of
going to the press.
Uwujaren said: “The cause of the sudden death is yet to be
ascertained even as the corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the
mortuary of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. The family of the
deceased has already been notified of the incident while the matter has
been reported to the Onikan Division of the Nigeria Police.”
It will be recalled that the late Olufemi was arrested following a
complaint by the SEC, alleging that he was involved in fraudulent
conversion of dividend warrants of over N100 million.
Following the report by SEC, operatives of EFCC arrested him at the
premises of a bank while attempting to cash alleged stolen dividend
warrants.
After his arrest and detention, he was offered administrative bail
but could not produce a surety to perfect his bail thereby leading to
extended incarceration.
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