The Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly defrauding a German company of €14.7 million.
The arrest was made by the Cybercrime Unit, Force headquarters, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The suspects, Adesanya (aka Teddy), 50, and Abass, 41, who are members of a sophisticated transnational criminal network, were said to have defrauded the German firm on the pretext of procuring COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Adesanya, a Masters degree holder in Cell Biology and Abass, the Managing Director of Musterpoint Investment Nigeria Ltd, were said to have cloned the corporate website of ILBN Holdings BV, Holland, to transact and defraud one Freiherr Fredrick Von Hahn, a representative of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) DCP Frank Mba, in a statement, said the suspects were rounded up by the Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL, National Central Bureau.
He said their arrest followed a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) received by the Bureau from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice conveying a request from the German Government to investigate the fraudulent transaction on the procurement of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment linked to a Nigerian-based Bank Account.
