The victims who made huge profits had introduced other Nigerians to him.
At this point, Onigbinde who operated for about 3 years with no registered office address and license and without being detected by law enforcement agents swindled his “clients” and permanently switched off his phone.
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Detectives had tracked his wife’s phone number after several petitions from his victims who approached police operatives to seek justice.
Onigbinde told newsmen that he regrets his actions.
“I collect money from people for forex trading. I have been in the business since 2017 but my wife got to know the deals I am into towards the end of last year,” Onigbinde said.
“I graduated and had my NYSC with Gtbank. I have been married for over two years now. I collected the money from my clients to invest in forex, but the business went bad and I lost the money.
I am owing many of my clients about N234million and I promise to pay back in one year.
“I have 5 accounts in Gtbank which I use in perpetrating my deals. I don’t have an office to avoid being traced but I use my brother’s office in Alaagomeji, Yaba.
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“My biggest pain now is that my wife is angry at me right now. She reported me to family members and threatened to run away before I was arrested. She was also arrested and allowed to go. She was arrested because I forged her signature in some of the document without her knowledge.
Authorities in Lagos State police command Wednesday urged more victims of Onigbinde who are not aware of his arrest to come forth and assist them in their investigation in their bid to serve justice.
According to them, the suspect would be charged to court for fraud, obtaining of money under false pretense and money laundering. Theguardianng
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