A suspect under investigation by the EFCC, passed away few hours after he was taken into custody today. His demise was confirmed at the hospital where he was rushed after he suddenly took ill.
The suspect named Desmond Nunugwo had allegedly defrauded an acquaintance obtaining N91million after tricking her into believing that he had high net worth business associates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates who were at the verge of buying Nicon Insurance and convinced her of their disposition to help her stock fish business.
She had wired N91m into Nunugwo’s nominated account (Mainagge General Merchants) in Diamond Bank. After the transfer of the funds, Nunugwo disconnected contact forcing the complainant to report the transaction to the EFCC. Consequently, Nunugwo was arrested in Utako, Abuja on Thursday.
He admitted receiving the money from the complainant, six hours later, he suddenly complained of discomfort and was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The incident has been reported at the Wuse Police Station, where investigation into the cause of the sudden death has commenced.
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