By Georgina George
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered a total of N211.4 million for two victims of separate property fraud cases in Delta State.
The Ag. Zonal Director of the EFCC Benin Zonal Directorate, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad, on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, handed over a draft of N195 million to Agofure Etadafe, being the sum recovered by the Commission on his behalf.
Etadafe had petitioned the Commission in March 2026, alleging that three persons, Adoni Ogbeni, Osaretin Hilda Ogbeni and Temple Jafaru, defrauded him of N200 million under the pretence of selling a landed property in Effurun, Delta State.
After making the payment, the complainant was unable to take possession of the property, as investigations revealed that the land legally belonged to another person.
Presenting the draft, Sa’ad reiterated the Commission’s resolve to ensure that fraudsters are stripped of their illegal earnings and proceeds of crime.
Receiving the draft, Etadafe expressed gratitude to the Commission for its professionalism, saying he had almost lost hope as the suspects had remained evasive.
In a related development, the Ag. Zonal Director also handed over a draft of N16.4 million to Benjamin Nwakaegho, counsel to another complainant who was defrauded in a property transaction.
The complainant had alleged that a suspect approached him as a property agent and offered to help sell his landed property. Based on the trust he had in the agent, he handed over the land documents to him.
The agent subsequently sold the property for N25 million but remitted only N5 million to the complainant, claiming that the buyer had yet to complete payment.
However, EFCC investigations revealed that the buyer had made full payment, with the funds traced to the agent’s account.
Receiving the recovered sum, Nwakaegho also commended the Commission for its professionalism in the discharge of its mandate.
