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A man wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for the past four years has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command.<\/p>\n
Joel Mba Okodi, commonly known as \u2018Chief,\u2019 was residing at Abak Road, Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa-Ibom State.<\/p>\n
Okodi is said to be a Director at Chismo Resources Limited in Ikot-Ekpene.<\/p>\n
A statement by the Rivers State Police Command said the suspect deceitfully obtained the sum of N50 million from one Chief Okosisi and was subsequently arrested by the EFCC.<\/p>\n
According to the statement by the Command Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, while the fraud case was under investigation, Okodi persuaded his friend, Ochoa Okeokwu, to stand as his surety to enable him secure bail.<\/p>\n
Okeokwu submitted his property documents, valued at N50 million, as collateral at the EFCC office in Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n
After bail, Okodi failed to appear for investigation at the EFCC office and evaded all phone calls.<\/p>\n
On some occasions when he answered phone calls, he resorted to violent threats against Okeokwu, warning him to desist from contacting him.<\/p>\n
This forced Okeokwu to lodge a petition to the Inspector General of Police, who subsequently forwarded it to the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu.<\/p>\n
Disu, acting on the directives of the IGP, instructed the operatives of Operation Sting to ensure the swift apprehension of the suspect.<\/p>\n
The officers, upon conducting a comprehensive investigation, discovered that the suspect was hiding in Ajegunle, Apapa, Lagos.<\/p>\n
While the statement revealed that the case is currently being handled by the EFCC, Disu has advised members of the public to exercise caution before standing in as sureties.<\/p>\n
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