Over 950 buyers have reportedly misplaced over $200,000 to a different Ponzi scheme in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
The event, as made recognized by a few of the buyers at a press convention in Ibadan on Wednesday, has resulted within the dying of no fewer than 5 individuals, whereas some are bedridden.
Talking on behalf of the victims, Ayobami Mustapha stated they had been lured into the funding by one Enoch Adeoye and his cohorts at Agape Commerce and Agape Thrift.
He submitted that they (Agape Commerce) assured them of mouthwatering returns on a minimal funding of US$200.
He stated, “We had been initially drawn to Agape Thrift and Agape Commerce by varied channels, however not restricted to avenue entrepreneurs, eye-catching fliers, and persuasive on-line adverts.
“We had been made to consider that it’s not a Ponzi scheme, however a government-recognized funding scheme.
“Lower than one tenth of the buyers had been in a position to accumulate a two-month return on their funding, which runs to hundreds of thousands of naira.
“After the preliminary cost on the deposit, the operational workplace at In the past Tapa, Mokola has been put beneath lock and key whereas the whereabouts of the person in cost stays unknown.”
He acknowledged that the event has pushed them to formally write a petition to the {Economic} and {Financial} Crimes Fee (EFCC) by its Ibadan zonal workplace.
The buyers within the petition demand an intensive investigation into what they described as a felony act, in addition to the prosecution of whoever is discovered culpable of the heinous act.
The petition, which was signed by Dapo Akinosi of Swift Magnate Solicitors and LP, reads partially, “It’s our candid opinion and respectful submission that this despicable acts of the suspects on our shoppers will not be solely unlawful and illegal however quantity to criminality to which extant legal guidelines of the land frowns at and to which your good workplace is saddled with the constitutional to apprehend, examine accordingly if discovered culpable.”