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Invictus Obi: Nigerians Attack Forbes After FBI Arrests Supposed Business Mogul, Obinwanne Okeke

by Oluwamayowa Adeyinka
August 17, 2019
in Metro
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Invictus Obi: Nigerians Attack Forbes After FBI Arrests Supposed Business Mogul, Obinwanne Okeke

Obinwanne Okeke, a Nigerian businessman and founder of Invictus Group, who featured on Forbes Magazine’s 30 under 30 list in 2016 and Forbes 100 Most Influential Young Africans in 2018, has reportedly been arrested for internet fraud by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States.

The 28-year-old Nigerian, Obinwanne Okeke, has a master’s degree in International Relations and counter-terrorism from Monash University Australia, his company, Invictus Group is a conglomerate in construction, oil, gas and agricultural development.

An investigation carried out by the men of the FBI revealed that Okeke hacked into a steel company’s CEO’s Office365 account and committed a wire fraud of $11 million between 2016 and 2018. These were also the periods he inked his name of the aforementioned Forbes’ lists.

The Special Assistant to President Buhari on Digital/New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi, has confirmed Okeke’s news via his official twitter account. He warned Nigerians to desist from internet fraud after sharing the jaw dropping Department of Justice (DOJ)’s affidavit of the supposed business man.

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Ogunlesi wrote “the FBI is charging this young Nigerian ‘Entrepreneur’ with conspiracy to commit Computer Fraud & conspiracy to commit Wire Fraud. BEC stuff. Amount involved appears to be around ELEVEN MILLION US DOLLARS.”

NEWS: The FBI is charging this young Nigerian ‘Entrepreneur’ with conspiracy to commit Computer Fraud & conspiracy to commit Wire Fraud. BEC stuff. Amount involved appears to be around ELEVEN MILLION US DOLLARS.

The FBI evidence against him is damning!!! https://t.co/Q6ZauTYv07 pic.twitter.com/OCv9Yhc88q

— Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) August 16, 2019

My jaws are on the ground after reading that DOJ Affidavit. Crazy. Social Media played a significant role in the investigations (Twitter, Instagram, Nairaland) – really intriguing stuff. Talk about an unwitting digital footprint. (First 4 pages of DOJ affidavit below) pic.twitter.com/O4I4jcoPND

— Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) August 16, 2019

Next 4 pages of the DOJ/FBI Affidavit. pic.twitter.com/9SVGihXCPX

— Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) August 16, 2019

Final Page. pic.twitter.com/K57GoxgGtb

— Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) August 16, 2019

If you’re a practicing or aspiring Yahoo Boy, please read this affidavit well. If EFCC doesn’t get you, FBI will. They’ve both ramped up their clampdown on computer and wire fraud.

(If you want to insult me on top this tweet, kindly copy @officialEFCC, @FBI and @TheJusticeDept)

— Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) August 16, 2019

However, Nigerians on social media have reacted bitterly to the news of Okeke, condemning the fraudulent act and called out Forbes Magazine for celebrating Okeke who, it turns out, to have make his money through Yahoo Yahoo – a name Nigerians often call internet fraud.

Read reactions from Nigerians on twitter below;

Obinwanne Okeke is the second Forbes Africa under 30 called out for fraud this year. Forbes Africa needs to do more due diligence on their track record before featuring entrepreneurs in their magazine.

— Isabelle Bezeng (@iBezeng) August 16, 2019

I think money is cool but for the under 30 list, Forbes might want to focus more on impact rather than financial net worth. My two cents. This narrative that young people should be amassing wealth is a little weird. And probably even dangerous.

— Moe (@Mochievous) August 17, 2019

https://twitter.com/okemzuruoke/status/1162622746184097798

In 2015, Forbes named Holmes the youngest & wealthiest self-made female billionaire in America on the basis of a $9b valuation of Theranos. Following year, after revelations of potential fraud, Forbes revised her net worth to 0 dollars 😂

I hear Invictus Obi but this.

[THREAD] pic.twitter.com/FpVr0ffuM9

— Tomi. (@tomiwale_) August 17, 2019

Forbes celebrated a fraudster, that didnt stop the FBI from doing a detailed investigation and catching the criminal, but EFCC and Nigeria Police will want to explain how our traditional rulers giving chieftaincy titles to criminals hamper their work of prosecuting criminals. pic.twitter.com/rCXqw7hH2z

— Marvix (@marvixnaija) August 17, 2019

https://twitter.com/Cutewalterr/status/1162668160174235650

Forbes were hailing him as a success at 30 not knowing he hacked a steel company to enrich himself.

This is why you must not compare yourselves with other as you dont know what they did to get to where they are…. pic.twitter.com/3lrduynCGz

— MINISTER OF SENSE (@gentleojay) August 16, 2019

This Invictus Obi's story clearly shows that Yahoo Yahoo boys can operate anywhere- even wearing suits. That's why I hardly believe all these influencers giving Tedx Talks if I can't trace their sources of income. Most of them do Yahoo as a major side hustle. Run your own race!

— El Commandante® (@MrLekanAdigun) August 16, 2019

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