Sokoto Zonal office has arrested one Amina Kabo (a.k.a
Firdausi Kabo), a manager at Olive Micro Finance Bank
located at No. 26 Dubabe Plaza for alleged conspiracy,
forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of
N897,500.00.
Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman, in a statement on
Friday, said the suspect was arrested on December 4, 2019
at No. 26 Dubabe Plaza, Opposite Asibiti, Eastern By-Pass,
Tamaje, Sokoto following a tip-off.
The suspect was arrested alongside three others whom she
recruited as staff –Mariam Usman, Abdulrahman Lawali,
and Shehu Ibrahim.
The suspects were alleged to have been collecting monies
ranging between N5,000 to N10,000 from unsuspecting
victims under the guise of opening accounts for them with a
view to granting them loans in the following categories:
N5,000 for N50,000 Loan; N7,000 for N100,000 Loan;
N8,000 for N200,000 Loan; N9,000 for N300,000 Loan and
N10,000 for N400,000 Loan.
EFCC added: “A search on the premises led to the recovery
of several incriminating items including separate cash sums
of N533,805.00 and N49,505.00.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that Amina has so far
collected the total sum of eight hundred and ninety-seven
thousand five hundred naira (N897,500.00) from 108
victims.
“Investigation further reveals that the suspected runs similar
fraudulent business at Jega and Gwandu in Kebbi State in
the name Olive Microfinance Bank and Easy Loan
Microfinance Bank,” it said.
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