Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended a man identified as Ifeanyi Mba in connection with an alleged ₦10 million land fraud.
The anti-corruption agency announced the arrest in a statement shared on its official X account on Monday.
EFCC said, “The suspect was arrested following claims of a petitioner alleging that he paid the suspect the said sum for a piece of land located at Plot 677 Owo/Premier Layout, Ogui Nike community in Enugu state, only to find out that the land was being developed by unknown persons.
“According to the petitioner, when he contacted the suspect regarding the development, he said he was informed that the said property was government owned.
“Subsequently, all efforts made by the petitioner to recover his money proved abortive as the suspect remained incommunicado.”
The commission noted that preliminary findings indicate that there is no layout identified as Plot 677 Owo/Premier within government-acquired areas. It added that Owo and Premier are two separate layouts.
The EFCC further stated that the suspect will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded.
The arrest adds to a series of prosecutions being handled by the Enugu Zonal Directorate.
In January, the Enugu State Government recovered ₦1.28 billion from Sujimoto Luxury Construction Ltd. following an EFCC investigation into the alleged diversion of funds intended for the construction of Smart Green Schools across the state.
The recovered amount, which formed part of payments made to the company for projects reportedly abandoned or largely unexecuted, was officially handed over to the state government at the EFCC Enugu Zonal Office.