Thursday, April 9, 2026 - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Directorate, has arrested a suspected fake football agent, Osagie Destiny Etinosa, over an alleged N11 million fraud.
The Commission disclosed in a statement that the suspect was
apprehended through open source intelligence.
According to the EFCC, Etinosa had been presenting himself
on his Instagram account, @officialking _ etto., as a football agent who
specialises in connecting players with foreign clubs for trials and
recruitment.
In one reported case, the suspect allegedly collected the
sum of N11,000,000 from one Samuel Beke Ohazuruike with a promise to secure
trial opportunities for him in clubs in Romania and Bulgaria, which never came
through.
“In one instant case, Etinosa allegedly collected the sum of
N11,000,000 from one Samuel Beke Ohazuruike with the promise of securing trials
for him in Romanian and Bulgarian clubs which never materialised,” the
statement said.
Efforts by the victim to recover his money were
unsuccessful.
“Efforts by the victim to recover his money proved
abortive,” the statement added.
The EFCC stated that the suspect will be charged to court
soon.
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