April 26, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared four persons wanted over their alleged roles in a fraudulent scheme linked to the online trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange, better known as CBEX.
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Commission to arrest and detain six promoters of CBEX, including Adefowora Abiodun Olanipekun, Adefowora Oluwanisola, Emmanuel Uko, Seyi Oloyede, Avwerosuo Otorudo, and Chukwuebuka Ehirim, over alleged fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme to the tune of $1 billion.
However, a public notice issued on Friday by the anti-graft agency, declared only four suspects, including Seyi Oloyede, Emmanuel Uko, Adefowora Oluwanisola, and Adefowora Abiodun Olaonipekun, wanted.
According to the notice signed by EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, while Oloyede and Uko were last traced to No. 166, Idimu Egbeda Road, Lagos State, Oluwanisola and Olaonipekun were last known to reside at 13, Jimoh Odutola, Ogunpa, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Members of the public with useful information on the whereabouts of the four suspects were urged by the commission to reach out to the EFCC through its offices in Ibadan, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, or Abuja.
The commission restated its commitment to fighting financial crimes, particularly in the increasingly exploited crypto space.
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