{"id":3329,"date":"2025-12-03T13:56:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=3329"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:56:51","slug":"efcc-nabs-man-for-alleged-n165m-land-fraud-in-benin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/efcc-nabs-man-for-alleged-n165m-land-fraud-in-benin\/","title":{"rendered":"EFCC Nabs Man for Alleged N165m Land Fraud in Benin"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operatives of the EFCC\u2019s Benin Zonal Directorate have arrested a 64-year-old man, Ndubisi John Iheukwumere, for allegedly defrauding a petitioner of N165m in a land deal.<br \/><br \/>According to the Commission in a post on Facebook, Iheukwumere allegedly worked with a woman identified as Mrs. Salt Adaeze Udoka, who is currently on the run, to obtain the money under the pretence of selling a 100-acre property at Ewulu Kingdom in Delta State.<br \/><br \/>The EFCC stated that \u201cpreliminary investigation by the Commission revealed that the petitioner transferred the said sum to the suspect in two tranches.\u201d<br \/><br \/><br \/>However, the Commission added that after the payment, the petitioner could not take possession of the land, as \u201cit was discovered that the landed property did not belong to the suspect as he only impersonated the rightful owners of the property to defraud the unsuspecting victim.\u201d<br \/><br \/>The EFCC said the suspect has confessed to the crime and will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operatives of the EFCC\u2019s Benin Zonal Directorate have arrested a 64-year-old man, Ndubisi John Iheukwumere, for allegedly defrauding a petitioner of N165m in a land deal. 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