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How Couple Defrauded Me-Witness In Alleged N740m Investment Scam
How Couple Defrauded Me-Witness In Alleged N740m Investment Scam
The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Chinyere Okoroafor in the trial of the Chief Executive Officer of Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Limited, Osabohein Alex Ologbose and his wife Hope Onome Oghelemu before Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, June 22, 2026 narrated how she was defrauded by the couple in an investment scam.
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The defendants, alongside their two companies, Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Limited are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a seven-count charge, bordering on obtaining by false pretence, conversion of funds and money laundering to the tune of N740 million (Seven Hundred and Forty Million Naira), contrary to Section 18(2)(b) of the Money Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022 and punishment under Section 18(4) of the same Act.
Prosecution counsel, O.S.Ujam insisted on proceeding with the matter even as the defence counsel, Peter Femi Joseph informed the court that he was not ready owing to the fact that his team took over the matter recently and that some of the documents in the case have not been handed over to it. “I just came into the matter newly, and some documents have not been handed over to me by the other counsel. I was not the one who prepared the application for bail. I was handed over the motion for bail,” he said.
With the court rejecting the prayer of the defence for adjournment, the witness, a civil servant, proceeded with her testimony by informing the court that the first and third defendant, Mr Ologbose and Oghelemu as well as the two companies, Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multiconcept Media Limited are known to her.
Narrating her ordeal to the court, she stated that she was introduced to the two defendants and the companies by one Alice Ayeni Alade, a staffer of NEXIM Bank.
She stated that Alade introduced her to an investment business of exportation of bitter-kola to China, Hong Kong and Indonesia and that the produce was used in those countries for pharmaceutical purposes.
“She introduced me to an investment business for the exportation of bitter-kola to China, Hong Kong and Indonesia and as we were having the discussion, she told me about the return on investment which looked good and because she was working with NEXIM Bank and we were talking about exportation, I believed and trusted her that she knew what she was talking about.
“She also told me that the business belonged to Hope Oghelemu, the third defendant and Mr. Alade the first defendant and that the first and third defendants do the business through the second defendants, Onome Global Resources, where they are the managing directors,” she said.
Speaking further, the witness stated the investment takes about eight weeks maturity time in which investors would get their return on investment. She disclosed that she invested N58.1million (Fifty-Eight Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira.)
“From what I was told, the first and third defendants used two weeks to source for bitter-kola, use four weeks to ship them to China, Hong Kong and Indonesia, and the remaining two weeks is used to process payment from their foreign partners and send back return on investment to investors,
“I made a payment totaling N58.1million into Alice Ayeni Alade GTB account. When it was time to send back the return on investment, Alade told me that she has not received payment from the second and third defendants. This was after eight weeks and when the pressure became much on Alade, she had to bring in the first and third defendants and they kept pleading with me that I should be patient. They told me a lot of stories that there was flooding in China and fire in Hong Kong and even sometimes freight issues,” she said.
She added that the defendants also kept pleading with her in a WhatsApp group meeting to be patient that her money will come.
“We were told they use the bitter-kola for their pharmaceutical companies, but when it has taken two months and dragging and nothing was coming out of it, I sent in a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,” she said.
When asked by the prosecution counsel if Alade confirmed her payment of N58.1 million, the witness responded in the affirmative adding that “Alice Ayeni Alade confirmed the receipt of the sum of N58.1 that I paid into her personal account with GTB and she also showed proof that all the money was sent to the first and third defendants.
“Alice Ayeni Alade showed me a lot of documents from the Corporate Affairs Commission and corporate profiles and booklets of profiles of Onome Global Market Resources, the second defendant,” she said.
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Further in her testimony, the witness stated that the first and third defendants were also part of a meeting arranged by the pastors of Living Faith Church, Sunny-Ville Estate, Abuja, where she disclosed that the third defendant knelt down and begged and said that everybody will receive the return on investment within two weeks.
This meeting, according to her, was before she realised that there was no investment at all and that the defendants had no dealing whatsoever with the foreign companies they were flaunting. All she said was a scam.
“Till date, I have not received any return on investment from the defendants. I have not even had any communication with the defendants. I have not equally received the principal sum that I invested,” she said.
Justice Akpan adjourned the matter till July 1, 2026, for cross-examination.
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EFCC Arrests CEO, One Other For Alleged N68m Visa Fraud In Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Chukwujindu Goodness Nchekwube, Chief Executive Officer, Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited alongside Rogers Oluwaseyi Eruku (a.k.a Bakary Rogers Yanni), a suspected fraudster, for allegedly defrauding 24 (Twenty-four) victims the sum of N68, 020, 000. 00 (Sixty-eight Million, Twenty Thousand Naira) under the pretence of assisting them to process work visas.
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A petitioner, James Ikechukwu, alleged that Nchekwube approached him and introduced herself as a visa consultant capable of assisting people to procure work visas to their desired countries, through her company, Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited.
He further alleged that between September, 2024 and December, 2025, he contracted Nchekwube’s company (Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited) to process work visas to various countries for 20 (Twenty) of his clients and the sum of N57, 620, 000. 00 (Fifty-seven Million, Six Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira) was transferred to her company’s accounts for processing the visas, with a promise to deliver them at a stipulated period of time.
“However, after receiving the money, Mrs Nchekwube blatantly refused to deliver the visas to my clients as agreed, rather, she converted the money to her personal use. After much persistence for her to deliver the work visas, she delivered some visas to some of my clients but to our greatest surprise, it was discovered that the visas/Offer Letters were forged to make my clients believe that they were genuine”, the petitioner alleged.
In the course of investigation, the suspect claimed that she gave the said money to Eruku who had presented himself to her as a reliable person capable of procuring visas for people to any part of the world. She claimed that the said fake visa/Offer Letters were procured by Eruku.
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In a curious twist, another petitioner, Oranezi David Chinedu alleged that Eruku, sometime in May 2024, offered to procure work visas for him and three of his friends to Ireland and some other countries.
He claimed that the total money fraudulently collected by Eruku for the visas was N10, 400, 000. 00 (Ten million, Four hundred Thousand Naira), only for him to handover forged documents to them. “I was highly disappointed at the criminal act by Bakary Rogers Yanni to have collected money for visa processing purposes only to issue me and my friends fake documents”, he said.
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
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Akpabio Commends Eno’s Humility, Dedication To Project Completion Eno’s Humility, Dedication To Project Completion
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has commended the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, for incorporating youths into the state’s security architecture.
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…Assures Gov. Eno of Overwhelming Electoral Victory in Akwa Ibom.
Speaking Sunday evening during a stopover visit by Governor Eno, Senator Akpabio also lauded him for completing the Ibom International Airport project.
He expressed appreciation for the Governor’s humility and respect for elders in the state, noting that he was highly honoured by the visit.
Citing the re-election victory of his colleague, Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress , APC, who secured a second term with 319,224 votes, Senator Godswill Akpabio assured Governor Umo Eno of an even more resounding electoral mandate from the people of Akwa Ibom State.
He further prayed for God to grant the Governor greater wisdom and understanding in the leadership of the state.
In his remarks, Governor Umo Eno, who fondly described the Senate President as his grandfather, extended 2026 Father’s Day felicitations to Senator Akpabio and briefed him on the ongoing developmental strides of his administration.
Akpabio Commends Eno
Describing Senator Godswill Akpabio as a distinguished leader, the Governor said he remains a mentor and respected elder statesman, praying for continued wisdom for him to make laws that serve the common good of the nation and the state, reaffirming his total support to President Bola Tinubu, and the Senate President till 2031.
The Governor visited the Senate President accompanied by his entourage and technical team.
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Saud Commences 2026 Food Aid Distribution
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Abuja, through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and in partnership with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has flagged off the 2026 Food Aid Project aimed at supporting populations affected by displacement, insecurity and other humanitarian challenges across Nigeria.
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The project will distribute 24,302 food baskets, each weighing approximately 60 kilograms and containing essential food items, including rice, cooking oil, white beans, salt, and other staple commodities.
Valued at over US$1.5 million, the intervention is expected to benefit 145,812 people in communities across the country, providing much-needed relief to vulnerable households facing food insecurity.
Speaking during the flag-off in Damaturu, the Director-General of NEMA, reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the transparent and efficient distribution of the food items to identified beneficiaries, in line with its mandate to coordinate disaster response and humanitarian assistance in Nigeria. The food baskets will be distributed across the five intervention states, which are Yobe, Benue, Anambra, Kebbi and Taraba States.
The food aid initiative underscores the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s continued commitment to humanitarian assistance and support for vulnerable populations in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region. Through KSrelief, Saudi Arabia has continued to provide critical relief interventions to improve food security and alleviate the suffering of people affected by crises.
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The partnership between NEMA and KSrelief reflects the importance of international collaboration in addressing humanitarian challenges and supporting communities in need.
Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation
Monday, 22 June, 2026
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