Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a man, Ifeanyi Mba, over an alleged N10 million land fraud.

The anti-graft agency disclosed the arrest in a statement posted on its official X handle 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 anti-graft agency said preliminary investigations showed that there is no layout bearing Plot 677 Owo/Premier within government-acquired areas, adding that Owo and Premier are two separate layouts.

It said the suspect would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.

This latest arrest other prosecutions handled by the Enugu Zonal Directorate.

PUNCH Online reported in January that the Enugu State Government recovered a total of ₦1.28 billion from Sujimoto Luxury Construction Ltd. following investigations by EFCC into the alleged diversion of funds meant for the construction of Smart Green Schools across the state.

The recovered funds, which form part of payments made to the company for projects reportedly abandoned or substantially unexecuted, were formally handed over to the state government at the EFCC Enugu Zonal Office. (The PUNCH)

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