Desmond Nunugwo, a suspect under investigation by the EFCC, passed away today June 10th, few hours after he was taken into custody.
His demise was confirmed
at the hospital where he was rushed after he suddenly took ill.
Late Nunugwu allegedly
fraudulently obtained N91million from an acquaintance after he tricked her into
believing that he had high net worth business associates in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates who were at the verge of buying Nicon Insurance and convinced her of
their disposition to help her stock fish business.
Consequently, she wired
N91m into Nunugwo’s nominated account (Manage General Merchants) in Diamond
Bank. After the transfer of the funds, Nunugwo became evasive forcing the
complainant to report the transaction to the EFCC. Consequently, Nunugwo was
arrested in Utako, Abuja at about 5.33pm on Thursday, June 9, 2016.
His statement was taken,
where he admitted receiving the money from the complainant, with the additional
information that he transferred N30m of the said money to Norway. But he could
not explain the whereabouts of the balance of N61m. The suspect was detained at
about 7.30pm, in the absence of anybody to take him on bail. Six hours later,
he suddenly complained of discomfort and was rushed to the hospital where he
was pronounced dead.
The incident has already
been reported at the Wuse Police Station, where investigation into the cause of
the sudden death has commenced.
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