EFCC Suspect Henry Ikeji Denies Role In Dubai Crown Prince Impersonation Scandal
Suspect Henry Ikeji denies defrauding Romanian woman, claims mistaken identity and insists funds traced to him are legitimate business proceeds, not fraud.
Suspect Henry Ikeji denies defrauding Romanian woman, claims mistaken identity and insists funds traced to him are legitimate business proceeds, not fraud.
Detained businessman, Mr. Henry Nzube Ikeji, arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied allegations he posed as a Dubai Crown Prince to defraud a Romanian woman.
An investigative report released by National Cybercrime Centre had two months ago named the businessman as defrauding the Romanian of $2.5million, leading to his arrest.
But in a statement by his media adviser, Mrs. Chinyere James, who visited the detained socialite in EFCC custody said he has insisted that his arrest had to do with mistaken identity.
Mrs. James in the statement quoted Ikeji as saying that: “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s investigation report shows he isn’t the culprit in the Dubai Crown Prince impersonation scandal.
“Of all allegations linking him to a supposed Dubai Crown Prince case, only the sum of N155,186,500 million was traced to Mr. Henry Nzube Ikeji, which he said is proceeds of his business.
“He also provided his MoU agreement registered with Notary Public of Nigeria, to show the genuineness of his business deals.
James said she is optimistic that once matters are sorted out, the socialite would be let off the hook, considering the commission has established his innocence.
