EFCC Nabs Six Over Alleged ₦6m Land Fraud in Uyo

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested six suspected members of a land fraud syndicate in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for allegedly defrauding a victim of ₦6 million in a bogus property deal.

The suspects, identified as Enobong Clement Etim (aka Edet Nsem Udo), Iniakop Okot, Emmanuel Edet, Essien Edet Aniedi, Christopher Anthony, and Edwin Etim, were picked up at different locations across the state.

Their arrest followed a petition by Aniekan Etukudo Koffi, who alleged that the prime suspect, Enobong Clement Etim, operating under a false identity, conspired with others to swindle him in a fraudulent land transaction involving a parcel of land at Ifa Ikot Ubo, Ifa Ikot Okpon–Etoi, in Uyo Local Government Area.

The petitioner alleged that he was introduced to the syndicate in July 2025 through a member who claimed access to the parcel of land. He said he was taken for an inspection of the land and later shown forged documents by the suspects.

Relying on the documents, he allegedly paid ₦6 million to the gang, with an initial ₦4 million transferred into a UBA account belonging to the prime suspect.

Investigations, however, revealed that the land did not belong to Etim or any member of the syndicate.

The EFCC said efforts were ongoing to apprehend other fleeing accomplices and recover the victim’s funds.

The suspects, according to the anti-graft agency, would be charged to court soon.