Following credible intelligence regarding his fraudulent online activities, law enforcement officials arrested Makwe in the Guzape area of Abuja.
According to a statement released by Wilson Uwujaren, the Head of Media & Publicity at the EFCC, the impostor deceived a Spaniard through various aliases.
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“Upon arrest, it was discovered that the suspect, operating under multiple identities (Fahad Makwe, Senator Tompolo, Tom Makwe, Dr. Bran), defrauded a Spaniard of €5.7 million,” the statement revealed.
Makwe allegedly claimed to be a US Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI agent, and diplomatic solicitor and succeeded in defrauding his victim using fake identities. The suspect allegedly started defrauding the victim in 2013 when he first met her on social media,” the statement read.
Uwujaren announced that the authorities would charge the suspect in court once the investigations are concluded.
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