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Trending News: US pulls back most troops from NigeriaPolice file eight-count criminal charge against convener of ‘presidential promotion councilGunmen attack NIPSS again, one assailant killedTinubu’s aide alleges ‘presidential promotion council’ convener opened CBN account with forged documentsWhy ex-minister Nnaji was arrested — ICPCAlleged coup: DSS arrests five associates of Sylva10 killed in Benue community12 dead as floods, landslides wreak havoc in Côte d’IvoireWorld Bank approves $1.25bn financing to support reforms, expand energy access in NigeriaOyo teachers suspend strike triggered by student abductionsFULL LIST: CBN revokes licences of 46 microfinance banks over breachesEx-Minister Uche Nnaji Arrested — ReportBorno school attack: 37 children still missing — ParentsWorld Bank rewards states with $27m for reformsFG to scrap JSS, SSS separation policyUS Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenshipAt least 13 killed in Ghana’s capital as flood wreaks havoc across West AfricaUS Supreme Court Upholds State Bans On Transgender Athletes In SchoolASUU gives Imo, Anambra govs 14-day ultimatum, threatens indefinite strikeThousands March In South Africa, Demand Illegal Migrants Leave2027: Obi asks INEC to publish candidates’ certificatesHow soldiers broke into our hostels, stripped female students – UNIOSUN79,323 killed, 34,773 Nigerian civilians abducted in six years — ReportCourt grants Sowore N200m bail in ‘cybercrime’ trialTwo siblings drown in Rivers boat mishapRefinery fraud probe: EFCC recovers N38.66bn, propertyPolice officer, 2 others arrested for allegedly raping 13-year-old girl in NigerNDC appeals court ruling voiding registration as INEC hands party access to portalW.Africans Deported From US To Ghana File Lawsuit Over ‘Third-Country’ ExpulsionsUS Races To Reopen Venezuela Port As Quake Deaths Top 1,700Trump aide: US troops killed 199 jihadists in single operation in NigeriaRemi Tinubu defends comments, says FG also supports tomato, 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of Christians in NigeriaSeven Boko Haram, ISWAP commanders returning from Hajj – OfficialPeter Obi’s Fears Are Founded and LegitimateGunmen kill Benue MACBAN chair, sonPolice Secure Remand Of Couple Over Alleged Child Abuse In Anambra271 children among 484 displaced in fresh Zamfara bandit attack — IOMNDLEA Intercepts ₦5bn Worth Of Illicit Drugs In RiversVenezuela Quake Death Toll More Than Doubles To 589, Over 50,000 Missing$4.5bn fraud: Emefiele challenges EFCC statements, cites torture, detentionTwo ‘scrap metal scavengers’ killed in Imo explosionGovt doing everything to ensure I do not contest in 2027 — ObiNDC rejects court order voiding its registration, heads to appeal courtCourt sets aside judgment recognising NDC as political partyEXTRA: You don’t need much to start akara, roasted corn business, Remi Tinubu tells womenNigeria secures release of six detained in Côte d’Ivoire since 2025Man arrested for allegedly raping, impregnating pupil in Kwara2015 Maiduguri attacks: Court 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Fri. Jul 3rd, 2026

EFCC arrests fraudster for duping 139 Australians

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Usie Otukpa, for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of $AUD8,000,000 (Eight Million Australian Dollars).

He was picked up in a stake out at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos upon arrival from the United States of America on Friday, December 6, 2024.

Otukpa, who goes by five aliases, namely: Ford Thompson, Oscar Donald Tyler, Michael Haye, Jose Vitto and Kristin Davidson scammed the victims by luring them on the social media to invest in his rogue cryptocurrency investment platform, Liquid Asset Group, LAG.

The proceeds of the alleged crimes were routed to his bank accounts through a global cryptocurrency exchange platform.

He would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.

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