Uyo Land Fraud Arrest” border=”0″ />
Authorities in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have detained six individuals suspected of orchestrating a land scam that defrauded a victim, Aniekan Etukudo Koffi, of ₦6 million. The arrests were made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives from the Uyo Zonal Directorate.
The accused, named Enobong Clement Etim (also known as Edet Nsem Udo), Iniakop Okot, Emmanuel Edet, Essien Edet Aniedi, Christopher Anthony, and Edwin Etim, were apprehended at various locations within Akwa Ibom State.
This crackdown followed a formal complaint from the victim, who revealed that the main suspect, Enobong Clement Etim, used an alias and, together with his collaborators, deceived him through a fraudulent land deal involving a property situated at Ifa Ikot Ubo, Ifa Ikot Okpon-Etoi in Uyo Local Government Area.
The complainant recounted that he was introduced to the syndicate in July 2025 by one of its members, who claimed to have access to a valuable plot of land purportedly available for purchase.
After being shown the land, the victim was presented with counterfeit documents by the suspects to legitimize the transaction.
Trusting their claims, the victim transferred a total of ₦6,000,000.00 to the fraudsters, including an initial payment of ₦4,000,000.00 into a UBA bank account (Account Number: 1027675758) registered under the prime suspect’s name.
Preliminary inquiries have confirmed that the land in question is not owned by Enobong Clement Etim or any of the accused individuals, confirming the fraudulent nature of the transaction and the loss suffered by the complainant.
Investigations are ongoing to identify and apprehend additional members of the syndicate and to recover the defrauded funds.