Instagram comedian, Pankeeroy arrested by EFCC for alleged Internet Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission9EFCC) on Thursday said it has arrested Instagram comedian Pankeeroy for alleged internet fraud.

Born Nwagbo Oliver Chidera, Pankeeroy makes comedy skits which he posts to his over 500,000 followers.

According to the Commission, until his arrest, Chidera, who claimed to have gone into a Bitcoin scam after he suffered depression, had been presenting himself as a vendor who redeems bitcoin vouchers using the http://bitcoincoretrading.com platform to defraud his unsuspecting victims.

In his statement to the Commission, Christian confessed to having been posing as one Dave Federick, a 58- the year-old United States national on a mission in Syria, in order to lure his unsuspecting victims and defraud them of their hard-earned money.

Upon his arrest, a Mercedes Benz AMG GLE model worth N36,000,000( Thirty-six Million Naira) was recovered from him.

Investigations also revealed that the suspect has N22, 300, 000. 00 (Twenty- two Million, Three Hundred Naira ) worth of Bitcoin in his blocked chain account.

Items recovered from the suspects include exotic cars, iPhones, laptop computers, Android devices and Macbook devices.

The suspects will soon be charged to court.

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EFCC Arrests Instagram Comedian for Alleged Internet Fraud in Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC have arrested an Instagram comedian and social media Influencer, Nwagbo Oliver Chidera, A.K.A. Pankeeroy…

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— EFCC Nigeria (@officialEFCC) April 22, 2021