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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