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Fake EFCC Chairman arrested in hotel

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a fraudster, Salman Umar Hudu, 38, an indigene of Kano State.

According to the commission, Hudu was arrested at a hotel in Abuja for falsely presenting himself as the EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and other officers of the Commission.

The EFCC announced this on Tuesday in a statement posted on the it’s website.

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The anti-graft agency said Hudu allegedly obtained N100,000 from a person he convinced that he could ‘handle’ any matter with the Commission.

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The EFCC said the suspect has provided useful information and will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations into his activities.

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