Iredia Endurance has been taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Benin Zonal Command on suspicion of fraud.
Following a petition from a British citizen named Christine Brown alleging that the suspect defrauded her of £450,000.00, Endurance, who claimed to be 19 years old, was recently arrested by the Commission.
Upon arrest, the suspect confessed he received £250,000.00 from the complainant in Bitcoin, FedEx and gift cards
On what he did with the money, the suspect claimed that they were expanded on cars, gold chains, and landed properties, among others.
Some of the items recovered from the suspect include mobile phones, laptops, sim cards and landed property.
The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.