Iredia Endurance, a 19-year-old man, was detained for alleged fraud by agents from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Benin Zonal Command.

According to a statement made by Wilson Uwujaren, the anti-graft agency’s spokesperson, Endurance was recently detained by the Commission as a result of a petition from a British woman named Chrstine Brown who claimed the suspect cheated her of £450,000.00.

“Upon arrest, the suspect confessed he received £250,000.00 from the complainant in Bitcoin, FedEx and gift cards.

On what he did with the money, the suspect averred that they were expanded on cars, gold chains, and landed properties, among others.
Some of the items recovered from the suspect include mobile phones, laptops, sim cards and landed property.”

He added that the suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.