FBI praises EFCC over arrest of Nigerian Scammers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI has issued certificates of outstanding performance to some operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The beneficiaries are officers who participated actively in the arrest of Nigerian fraudsters that had been on the wanted persons list of the FBI. Kenny Ivy, the FBI Legal Attache to the US Embassy in Nigeria who presented the certificates on behalf of the agency said the FBI is impressed with the degree of professionalism shown by the EFCC, particularly in the arrest of a Nigerian fraudster, Raheed Mustapha who escaped from the United States and took refuge in Nigeria after defrauding an American company of about $800,000. He thanked the Commission for its efforts and said the FBI looks forward to a continuous working relationship with the EFCC. Also present at the event was his assistant, Jennifer Dent. Dent who has been in Nigeria for the past two years said she has been working on the case with the Commission since she...