Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that it is pursuing 4 Kenyans over a scam involving the Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX).
In a statement dated April 25, the Commission claimed that the Kenyan nationals were involved in fraud.
Therefore, Nigerians with information about the four were asked to reach out to the authorities.
The four individuals were John Okiroh Otieno, Israel Mbaluka, Joseph Michiro Kabera, and Serah Michiro.
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“The public is hereby notified that the persons whose photographs appear below are suspected foreign accomplices wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for fraud allegedly perpetrated on an online trading platform called Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX),” read the statement in part.
"Anybody with useful information as to their whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices, or through these numbers 09-9044751-3, 08093322644, 08183322644, 07026350721-3, 0706350724-5; its e-mail address: [email protected] or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies."
CBEX, which was marketed as a crypto-powered trading platform, had gained prominence in many African countries, especially Nigeria.
Many people had begun to invest in the platform that was promising returns of above 30 per cent. However, one morning, the accounts of users were wiped out.
Users were also locked out of their accounts and unable to withdraw their savings.
“The Commission hereby clarifies that neither CBEX nor its affiliates were granted registration by the Commission at any time to operate as a Digital Assets Exchange, solicit investments from the public or perform any other function within the Nigerian capital market,” Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) noted in a statement after the incident.
