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Boniface Oburuku, a 32-year-old is presently been held at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) custody for theft of a hand bag belonging to an international guest from the Republic of Mauritius.
The bag, it was learnt contained two Samsung mobile phones, an international passport, United States Dollars, Nigerian and Mauritian currencies.
Nationalwire gathered that Oburuku committed the crime on June 11, 2019 at an event that was attended by the President, Mohammadu Buhari, the service chiefs and global leaders organised by the EFCC to mark the year’s National Democracy Day and Anti-Corruption Summit at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
The anti-corruption agency said for the past one year, the suspect has been on the Commission’s watch list and was eventually arrested in Lagos few days ago.
Narrating how the suspect was tracked down, the team leader, Counter-Terrorism and General Investigations Unit of the EFCC, said the Commission swung into action through an intelligence on the suspect all over the country.
It was revealed that the suspect was constantly on the move from Mpape area of the FCT to Jabi and later to Gwagwalada, all in the FCT before he finally settled in Lagos where he was arrested.
Investigations also revealed that, to breach security at the day’s event, Oburuku dressed smartly in a black suit and claimed to be of the Department of State Security (DSS) and was allowed access into the venue by security agents on duty without presentation of an invite.
Confessing to the crime, Oburuku apologised to President Buhari, the EFCC and his Mauritian victim. He called on others who are into fraudulent and criminal activities to turn a new leaf.
Dele Oyewale, Media and Publicity of the EFCC said the suspect would soon be charged to court on completion of investigations.
