The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Benin Zonal Directorate, has arrested a suspected fake football agent, Osagie Destiny Etinosa, over an alleged N11 million fraud.
The anti-graft agency disclosed that the suspect was apprehended through open-source intelligence.
According to the EFCC, Etinosa allegedly presented himself on Instagram, via the handle @officialking_etto, as a football agent who specialises in linking players with foreign clubs for trials and recruitment opportunities.
ALSO READ: Police arrest two suspected drug dealers in Ekiti raid
“In one instant case, Etinosa allegedly collected the sum of N11,000,000 from one Samuel Beke Ohazuruike with the promise of securing trials for him in Romanian and Bulgarian clubs which never materialised,” the Commission said.
Efforts made by the victim to recover the money were unsuccessful.
“Efforts by the victim to recover his money proved abortive,” the statement added.
The Commission said the suspect would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.