Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that it is pursuing 4 Kenyans over a scam involving the Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX).
In a recent statement, the Commission alleged that the Kenyan nationals were involved in fraud.
The four individuals were John Okiroh Otieno, Israel Mbaluka, Joseph Michiro Kabera, and Serah Michiro.
Nigeria names 4 Kenyan nationals in a wanted list. Photo: Courtesy.
“The public is hereby notified that the persons whose photographs appear below are suspected foreign accomplices wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for fraud allegedly perpetrated on an online trading platform called Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX),” read the statement in part. Anybody with useful information as to their whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices, or through these numbers 09-9044751-3, 08093322644, 08183322644, 07026350721-3, 0706350724-5; its e-mail address: info@efccnigeria.org or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.”
CBEX was marketed as a crypto-powered trading platform and had gained prominence in many African countries.
Many had started to invest in the platform that was promising returns of above 30 per cent.
However, one morning things took a different direction when the accounts of users were wiped out.
Users were also locked out of their accounts and unable to withdraw their savings.
