Nigeria Police lists top 20 fraudsters in Nigeria, an Edo gubernatorial aspirant makes the list. Check number 19, and share

10 NOV 2000 - A member of the Nigerian Police Force Special Fraud Unit sent the 419 Coalition hardcopy of a piece which appeared in the 25 SEP 2000 issue of the The News, a Nigerian news magazine, as the Cover story.




The piece titled "The Fraud Kingpins" by Obiora Nwosis lists:

1. Barrister Fred Chijindu Ajudua, 40, a.k.a. Dr. Coker: served five years in a Nigerian prison for 419 fraud of foreigner, Nelson Allen who lost $515,000. The same year, Ziab Abdul Zalaf lost a total of $775,000 to him while American, Mr. Montia Rice lost $1.6 million in 1995 and a German widow, Mrs. Frieda Springer-Beck lost $40

2,000.

He was also accused of forging a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) receipt for about $150,000 and an American International Insurance Company (AIICO) Nigeria Limited receipt with the intention to defraud.

2. Ade Bendel a.k.a. Adedeji Alumile from Hiveevie, a tiny village in the heart of Owan Local Government Area of Edo State. His victims count their losses in hundreds of millions and only the lucky ones among them escape with just a few millions.



3. Victor Okafor a.k.a. Ezego


4. Dele Ilori



5. Chief John Nebolisa, alias JONEB, Banji Balogun, Obinna Okoroafor, Eze Collins, Chief. C. Onuoha and Mike Ajasin Ikoku



6. Banji Balogun



7. Obi Eze a.k.a. Tanko Ibrahim, Chief Bola Ige, Phillip Asiodu, Prof. Inua Haruna, Prof. Sharafa Gambari, Uffot Ekaette, Chief Idris Umar



8. Shina One Ore

9. Tunde Adaba

10. Tayo Osekita

11. Solomon Agbaje

12. Chief C. Onuoha

13. Bright Ezeguze

14. Tope Eleti a.k.a. Tope Alabi has his base around Ogba in Lagos

15. Prof. Peller

16. Collins Eze

17. Aminu Isiaka

18. George Chidera
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19. Osaro Onaiwu (Gubernatorial aspirant in Edo state)

20. Obina Okoroafor



The piece is headlined as an "expose on the top runners in the 419 world." It also notes that not just foreigners but also Nigerians themselves are often victims of 419.



Prominent lawyers, bankers and notable clergymen have all fallen victim to a variation which makes them believe that they are going to be involved in the mining of Crude Zekonia.

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