EFCC nabs suspected fraudster for duping 139 Australians over $AUD8m

Stanley Ihedigbo

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Usie Otukpa, for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of $AUD8,000,000.

According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCÇ, Mr Dele Oyewale, he was picked up in a stake out at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos upon arrival from the United States of America on Friday, December 6, 2024.

Otukpa, who goes by five aliases, namely Ford Thompson, Oscar Donald Tyler, Michael Haye, Jose Vitto, and Kristin Davidson, scammed the victims by luring them on social media to invest in his rogue cryptocurrency investment platform, Liquid Asset Group (LAG).

The proceeds of the alleged crimes were routed to his bank accounts through a global cryptocurrency exchange platform.

He would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.