The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested a Nigerian criminal ring headed by one Sunny Anwamini (Sam) for scamming a Ukrainian businessman out of $6.5 million.
The suspect, 52-year-old Sunny, was detained on July 20 by EOCO in a joint intelligence-led operation with the state National Security.
According to EOCO’s deep throat sources, the suspect met his victim (Mazen Farakh) in Ghana in December of 2018, during which the latter displayed interest in acquiring pricey wood pieces known as “teak.”
Sam, after collecting $6.5 million from the Ukrainian businessman, showed images of counterfeit teak pallets kept in customs-bonded facilities and pledged to transfer the products to Ukraine.
However, in his declaration to EOCO, Mazen Farakh revealed that Sunny had failed to deliver containers of the agreed-upon items for over three (3) years.
On March 27, 2022, police officers from the Police Headquarters in Accra apprehended Sunny, who was subsequently released after a short detention characterized by the complainant (Mazen Farakh) as occurring under “very compromising circumstances.”
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However, the Ukrainian business mogul and his Ghanaian associates are also concerned about the country’s court system since, according to them, certain police are applying pressure and sleeping on Sunny’s release.
In the meanwhile, Mazen Farakh wants to reclaim $6.5 million from the Nigerian criminal network and is thus requesting that Sunny Anwamini be subjected to the full force of the law.
The Ukrainian businessman is presently in the nation to guarantee that Suny faces the full force of the law and is held accountable.
SOURCE: CITINEWS
