The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, has arrested an Instagram comedian and social media Influencer, Nwagbo Oliver Chidera, A.K.A. Pankeeroy.
He was arrested on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at their hideout in James Court, Lekki, Lagos, following verified intelligence received by the Commission about their alleged criminal activities
According to the commission Pankeeroy is alleged to have been involved in ‘Bitcoin scam,’ an illicit act he said he started after falling into depression.
According to the EFCC, the comedian posed as a vendor who redeems bitcoin vouchers using a platform to defraud his unsuspecting victims.
Among the items seized from the comedian include a Mercedes Benz car worth N36 Million.
The commission also revealed that the suspect has N22,300,000 worth of Bitcoin in his blocked chain account.
Pankeeroy is a Computer Science graduate of the Redeemers University, Ede.
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