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Essien Emmanuel Akpama used fake identities and a cryptocurrency scheme to defraud multiple U.S. victims of over $1 million, police said.
- On Monday, 2026-01-05, Essien Emmanuel Akpama was arrested by the Anti-Fraud Unit of the Airport Police Command while attempting to board a flight out of Lagos after months of surveillance.
- Akpama relocated from Calabar, Cross River State, to Lagos on Feb. 23, 2024 to coordinate schemes, and police say he posed as a 60-year-old orthopaedic surgeon with United Nations affiliation.
- Police say the alleged scheme extracted over N1,000,000,000 from multiple victims in the United States, including a 47-year-old female victim who transferred one million US dollars in 2024; recovered items valued at N8,141,367 were seized as evidence.
- The case was transferred to the Nigeria Police Force Special Fraud Unit for further probes and arraignment, and CP Ogunbode Olufunke reaffirmed the Airport Police Command's resolve to stop criminals exploiting airport corridors.
- Police say funds were solicited via a cryptocurrency scheme called BullRun 2.0, formerly 4 Way Mirror Money, which authorities cite as central to the alleged fraud.
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