Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, features explained how a suspected fraudster, Malik Wakili, allegedly hacked his on the web account for six years to use internet fraud.

Fashola, however , stated he was not the direct patient of the fraud, valued at N3. 1 million by the anti-graft organization.

In a statement by Fashola’s representative Hakeem Bello he said the particular fraudster was “creating a false identity with which he, among other benefits, bought first class tickets to various parts of the world.

Having persistently hacked into the accounts for over a period of six years, the suspect was tracked by the minister until enough evidence was gathered which was then passed on to the security agencies, Bello said in the short statement.

On Monday, Wakili was arraigned from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.

He seemed to be charged on a 3-count charge highlighting on impersonating Fashola, conspiracy plus money laundering to the N3. a single million.
He allegedly fraudulently employed Emirates Airline rewards, belonging to the ressortchef (umgangssprachlich), and valued at N3. a single million.

The EFCC said the particular offense is contrary to sections 15(2)(a) and 27(1)(b) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act and punishable underneath sections 15(3) and 22(3)(a) of the identical.

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