Cameroonian suspect arrested in Lagos over international bank fraud

A Cameroonian citizen, Bekono Marc Eric, 47, was detained in Lagos by the EFCC for allegedly participating in a cross‑border bank fraud estimated at about N1.5 billion. The arrest highlights Nigeria’s intensified effort to combat large‑scale financial crimes that affect the country’s banking sector and economy.

A Cameroonian national has been arrested in Lagos by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over his alleged involvement in a cross-border bank fraud estimated at about N1.5 billion. In a statement by the EFCC, the suspect, Bekono Marc Eric, 47, was apprehended by officers of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of […] Cameroonian suspect arrested in Lagos over international bank fraud