N less than 28 alleged operators of the Ponzi scheme have been arrested by agents of the Zonal Directorate of Kaduna of the Commission of Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, in Minna, Niger state.
A statement about X.com explained on Tuesday that the suspects were arrested after credible intelligence linked them to fraudulent investment activities with a company, Q -net LTD, which operates from a three bedroom apartment in Al-Bishiri Estate, Minna.
The statement also explained that the victims were attracted to believe that the company was international, with affiliates in Dubai, India, Indonesia and Thailand, and were made to separate between $ 790 and $ 850, which amounted to N1,462,000, as a registration rate and for products purchases.
The statement said: “Some of the arrested received conferences on the operations of the Ponzi scheme, dressed as 'network marketing'. According to the reports, the elements recovered from them included Q-Net application forms and other documents.”
The EFCC Also Reveared the Names of the Suspect Wasiu Taofek, Adeniji Damilare, Nurudeen Akinola and Mubarak Yekeen.
The statement also said that others are Ayobami, Alani Samuel, Ogundele Yunus, Adekunle Ibrahim, Adewale Azeez, Rufai Faruk, Fawaz Yekeen, Olade Abdullahi, Ahmed Murtala, Adisa Haber Habereblahi Akorede, Adigun Timilehin and Abdulfatai Ridwannulla.
The suspects, said the agency, would be accused of courts as soon as investigations conclude.