A suspected fraudster, who defrauded a group of
Bureau de Change operators of $18,600,290 USD
and disappeared after he was granted
administrative bail by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been re-arrested.
Alhaji Saidu Hashim was picked up by operatives
of the Commission from his hide out in Lagos.
Alhaji Hashim who is the owner of Amjigar
Bureau de Change Limited alongside one Ahmed
Bashir allegedly defrauded a group of 52 bureaux
de change operating under the aegis of
Association of Creditors of Amjigar Bureau de
Change, of the sum of $18,600,290 (Eighteen
Million, Six Hundred Thousand, Two Hundred and
Ninety Dollars) between August and October
2008.
The suspect is alleged to have collected the
money and diverted it for his personal use
thereby failing to honour his financial obligation
to the group.
The suspect who was first arrested by the EFCC
was granted administrative bail prior to his
arraignment in court but jumped bail, thereby
stalling his prosecution. But his accomplice,
Ahmed Bashir is currently standing trial at the
Federal High Court, Kaduna.
The fraudulent activities of the suspect and his
disappearance brought untold hardship to his
victims and their dependants.
Alhaji Hashim will soon be arraigned in court.
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