EFFC Arrest Father And Son Over An Internet Fraud
EFFC Arrests Father And Son For Defrauding People.
The body that’s in charge of financial crimes and money laundering in Nigeria, EFCC has in the early hours of Monday,
arrested a man who colluded with his son to defraud people.
The father, Isa Bola Bakare, and his son, Malik Giles Bakare are under investigation over an alleged case of conspiracy, cyber-related fraud, and impersonating another person to obtain money from his victims.
Malik Giles, the son, was firstly arrested and handed over to the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by men of the Nigerian Police, Force CID, Alagbon, Lagos on May 31, 2021.
According to a report, his father, Isa Bakare stormed the commission during the investigation and laid claim to a Range Rover that’s worth N46 million, which was recovered from his son.
He claimed the car was his during interrogation but failed to provide proof and he was arrested along in line with his father.
In a statement released on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, the Commission said Malik had acted as a middleman to the fraudsters.