The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, on Friday, September 6, 2024, officially handed over assets totaling $180,300 and 53 vehicles to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
These assets were recovered from Nigerian fraudsters and are intended to be returned to their Canadian victims.
Out of the recovered cash, $164,000 belongs to a victim identified as Elena Bogomas, while $16,300 was recovered for another victim, Sandra Butler. The 53 vehicles, stolen over time in Canada, were shipped to Nigeria by the criminals and distributed across various locations.
The handover ceremony took place at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, in the presence of Robert Aboumitri, First Secretary and Deputy High Commissioner of Canada, and Nasser Salihou, Liaison Officer and Programme Manager of the RCMP.
