The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission EFCC, on Thursday August 18, 2016, through its South East Zonal Head of Operations, Mr. Obioha Okorie released a draft for N500,000 (five hundred thousand Naira ) to Dr. Veronica Ibeziako, a retired Chief Magistrate in Anambra State, being funds recovered for her by the Commission. This was stated in a press release made available to the media by the
commission’s Head, Media and
Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren in Abuja on Thursday.

The former magistrate was swindled by fraudsters while seeking for
financial assistance to enable her
proceed for medical treatment abroad. According to the victim, she was billed
for a surgical procedure abroad,
which was going to cost N3,
000,000.00 (three million naira only), but ended up being defrauded of
N500, 000 (five hundred thousand naira). Though investigations into the matter
is still ongoing, the recovered fund
was released to the victim to enable
her attend to her financial and medical
needs for which she was defrauded.

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